Drought tolerance conferred to sugarcane by association with Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus: a transcriptomic view of hormone pathways.

Sugarcane interacts with particular types of beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria that provide fixed-nitrogen and plant growth hormones to host plants, promoting an increase in plant biomass. Other benefits, as enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses have been reported to some diazotrophs. Here we aim...

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Main Authors: Lívia Vargas, Ailton B Santa Brígida, José P Mota Filho, Thais G de Carvalho, Cristian A Rojas, Dries Vaneechoutte, Michiel Van Bel, Laurent Farrinelli, Paulo C G Ferreira, Klaas Vandepoele, Adriana S Hemerly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4260876?pdf=render