Biomass Accumulation and Cell Wall Structure of Rice Plants Overexpressing a Dirigent-Jacalin of Sugarcane () Under Varying Conditions of Water Availability.

A sugarcane gene encoding a , , was induced under drought stress. To elucidate its biological function, we integrated a -overexpression construction into the rice Nipponbare genome via -mediated transformation. Two transgenic lines with a single copy gene in T were selected and evaluated in both the T and T generations.

Overexpression of ScMYBAS1 alternative splicing transcripts differentially impacts biomass accumulation and drought tolerance in rice transgenic plants.

Drought is the most significant environmental stress for agricultural production worldwide, and tremendous efforts have been made to improve crop yield under the increasing water scarcity. Transcription factors are major players in the regulation of water stress-related genes in plants. Recently, different MYB transcription factors were characterized for their involvement in drought response.