King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
发明人:
Heribert Hirt,Axel de Zelicourt,Maged Saad
申请号：
US16048142
公开号：
US20180338493A1
申请日:
2018.07.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
Methods and compositions for increasing tolerance to abiotic stresses in plants are provided. One embodiment provides a method for increasing salt tolerance in a plant by treating the plant with an amount of 2-keto-4-methylthiobutyric acid (KMBA) effective to increase salt tolerance in the plant relative to an untreated plant. Typically KMBA is in an aqueous solution used to irrigate the plant, seed, or seedling. In a preferred embodiment, the aqueous solution is a salt solution, including but not limited to seawater. The KMBA is typically present in the aqueous solution at 1.0 to 250 nM, preferably at least 100 nM.
