In this article we will discuss about the gene expression profiles in response to stress. Microarray technology has been the useful tool for analyzing gene expression pattern in stressed plants. Full-length cDNA microarray analysis identified 44 drought-inducible genes. Fourteen of these genes were reported to be drought-inducible genes, such as rd 29A/cor 78, cor 15a, kin 1, kin 2, rd [...]
In this article we will discuss about the production of osmo-protective compounds. Plants exhibit certain degree of defences against various environmental stresses by producing various osmoprotectants (Table 15.1). Accumulation of osmoprotectants and osmolytes like quarternary amines, amino acids and sugar alcohols increases their stress tolerance. Stress tolerant plants accumulating such compounds are more effective in tackling stress problem than others. [...]
in this article we will discuss about the production of medium and longer chain fatty acids. Productions of Medium Chain Fatty Acids: Several plant oil is made up of medium chain or short chain fatty acids. Major portion of the vegetable oil consist of fatty acids like stearic, palmetic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids. These are C16 and C18 in [...]