THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
发明人:
Pereira Andy,Venkategowda Ramegowda
申请号:
US201815967021
公开号:
US2018320193(A1)
申请日:
2018.04.30
申请国别(地区):
美国
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
Methods of increasing the resistance of a crop plant to heat stress and in particular methods of improving the grain yield and quality of crop plants grown under heat stress in the form of increased minimal temperatures are provided. The methods include selecting plants with increased expression of HYR and growing these plants in regions expected to experience minimal temperatures above 25° C. during the growing season. Methods of screening plants for increased resistance to heat stress and methods of producing grain in regions having minimal temperatures of 25° C. or more are also provided.