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Identification and expression analysis of nuclear factor Y transcription factor genes under drought, cold and Eldana infestation in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid) by le Roux, Jancke, Jacob, Robyn, Fischer, Riëtte, van der Vyver, Christell

“…Background The Nuclear Factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor (TF) gene family plays a crucial role in plant development and response to stress. Limited…”
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Functionality of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Plants: Toxicity and Control in Poaceae Crops Exposed to Abiotic Stress by Panda, Sanjib Kumar, Gupta, Divya, Patel, Mayur, Vyver, Christell Van Der, Koyama, Hiroyuki

“…Agriculture and changing environmental conditions are closely related, as weather changes could adversely affect living organisms or regions of crop…”
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Overexpression of AtBBX29 Improves Drought Tolerance by Maintaining Photosynthesis and Enhancing the Antioxidant and Osmolyte Capacity of Sugarcane Plants by Mbambalala, Nelisa, Panda, Sanjib K., van der Vyver, Christell

“…B-box proteins have emerged as prominent mechanisms for controlling growth and developmental processes and in some instances responses to biotic and abiotic…”
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Modulating the proteinase inhibitory profile of a plant cystatin by single mutations at positively selected amino acid sites by Kiggundu, Andrew, Goulet, Marie-Claire, Goulet, Charles, Dubuc, Jean-François, Rivard, Daniel, Benchabane, Meriem, Pépin, Geneviève, Vyver, Christell van der, Kunert, Karl, Michaud, Dominique

“…Cysteine proteinase inhibitors of the cystatin superfamily have several important functions in plants, including the inhibition of exogenous cysteine…”
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SlNAC2 overexpression in Arabidopsis results in enhanced abiotic stress tolerance with alteration in glutathione metabolism by Borgohain, Pankaj, Saha, Bedabrata, Agrahari, Rajkishan, Chowardhara, Bhaben, Sahoo, Smita, van der Vyver, Christell, Panda, Sanjib Kumar

“…Plant NAC (NAM, ATAF, and CUC) transcription factors (TF) have important roles to play in abiotic stress responses through activation of a battery of…”
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Expression of a Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier Protease Increases Drought Tolerance in Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) by le Roux, Marlon L, Kunert, Karl J, van der Vyver, Christell, Cullis, Christopher A, Botha, Anna-Maria

“…Post-translation modification of proteins plays a critical role in cellular signaling processes. In recent years, the SUMO (Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier)…”
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Genetic manipulation of trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthase results in changes in the soluble sugar profile in transgenic sugarcane stems by Gabriel, Casey, Fernhout, Jean‐Jacque, Fichtner, Franziska, Feil, Regina, Lunn, John E., Kossmann, Jens, Lloyd, James R., Vyver, Christell

“…Trehalose is a non‐reducing disaccharide widely distributed in nature. The trehalose biosynthetic intermediate, trehalose 6‐phosphate (Tre6P) is an essential…”
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Repression of Sex4 and Like Sex Four2 Orthologs in Potato Increases Tuber Starch Bound Phosphate With Concomitant Alterations in Starch Physical Properties by Samodien, Ebrahim, Jewell, Jonathan F, Loedolff, Bianke, Oberlander, Kenneth, George, Gavin M, Zeeman, Samuel C, Damberger, Fred F, van der Vyver, Christell, Kossmann, Jens, Lloyd, James R

“…To examine the roles of starch phosphatases in potatoes, transgenic lines were produced where orthologs of and ( ) were repressed using RNAi constructs…”
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The SlNAC2 transcription factor from tomato confers tolerance to drought stress in transgenic tobacco plants by van Beek, Coenraad R., Guzha, Tapiwa, Kopana, Nolusindiso, van der Westhuizen, Cornelius S., Panda, Sanjib K., van der Vyver, Christell

“…Drought is a key environmental factor that restricts crop growth and productivity. Plant responses to water-deficit stress at the whole plant level are…”
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Gene Editing: Paving the Way for Enhancing Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses-Mechanisms, Breakthroughs, and Future Prospects by Gupta, Divya, Saini, Amita, van der Vyver, Christell, Panda, Sanjib Kumar

“…Changes in climatic conditions increase the frequency of severity caused by abiotic stress. Understanding the physiological responses to abiotic stress is…”
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The role of biotechnological tools for mitigating abiotic stress in a changing climate – preface by Ochatt, Sergio J., Bhattacharya, Amita, Doyle Prestwich, Barbara M., Hano, Christophe, Hensel, Goetz, Marconi, Patricia L., Van der Vyver, Christell

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In vitro selection of transgenic sugarcane callus utilizing a plant gene encoding a mutant form of acetolactate synthase by van der Vyver, Christell, Conradie, Tobie, Kossmann, Jens, Lloyd, James

“…Selection genes are routinely used in plant genetic transformation protocols to ensure the survival of transformed cells by limiting the regeneration of…”
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Genetic transformation of the euploid Saccharum officinarum via direct and indirect embryogenesis by Van Der Vyver, Christell

“…The genetic nature of foreign gene transfer and integration into commercial sugarcane hybrids with complex genetic backgrounds is unclear and unpredictable. A…”
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Deleterious effects of plant cystatins against the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus by Kiggundu, Andrew, Muchwezi, Josephine, Van der Vyver, Christell, Viljoen, Altus, Vorster, Juan, Schlüter, Urte, Kunert, Karl, Michaud, Dominique

“…The general potential of plant cystatins for the development of insect-resistant transgenic plants still remains to be established given the natural ability of…”
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