GhCOR27, Which Encodes a Cold-related Gene, Is Involved in Cotton Tolerance to Cold Stress
Jianping Li,
Xiaoyan Hao,
Zumuremu Tuerxun,
Xiaochun Chang,
Shengqi Gao,
Wenran Hu,
Guo Chen,
Quansheng Huang
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2020
Pages:
1-6
Received:
8 December 2019
Accepted:
25 December 2019
Published:
8 January 2020
Abstract: The growth and development of crop plants are greatly affected by various abiotic stresses such as cold stress. Cold stress tolerance is triggered by a sensing mechanism, leading to signaling transduction in plants. Especially in the model species Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) it was found that cold-related genes play important roles via cold stress. Cotton is thermophilic and sensitive to cold temperature during its development and growth. However, the mechanism of about cotton how to sense the cold response remains elusive. Here, we isolated a gene from cotton seedling cDNA, which phylogenetic analysis clustered it into the Cold-Related gene member and the protein sequences showed that its closest homolog is Arabidopsis AtCOR27, so we defined it as GhCOR27. Furthermore, the expression pattern analysis via real-time PCR used peculiar GhCOR27 primers demonstrated that GhCOR27 mRNA accumulated abundance was gradually induced at low temperature. In addition, the cotton seedlings of silenced-GhCOR27 through virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) exhibited a more severe chilling injury phenotype at low temperature. These results suggested that GhCOR27 may play a role in response to cotton cold stress response.
Abstract: The growth and development of crop plants are greatly affected by various abiotic stresses such as cold stress. Cold stress tolerance is triggered by a sensing mechanism, leading to signaling transduction in plants. Especially in the model species Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) it was found that cold-related genes play important roles via cold ...
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Adoption and Utilization of ICT Through Farmers.NG Technology in Ondo State, Nigeria
Felicia Itunnu Wole-Alo,
Inioluwa Oluwaseun Oluwagbemi
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2020
Pages:
7-15
Received:
1 February 2019
Accepted:
8 April 2019
Published:
4 February 2020
Abstract: The study examined the Adoption and Utilization of ICT through Farmers.Ng Technology in Ondo State, Nigeria. A total of 86 respondents were used for the study; which were farmers who are registered with the company (farmers.ng) in Ondo state which were selected through Multi-stage sampling procedure. The socio-economic characteristics respondents revealed that majority (73%) of them were male. The mean age of the farmers was 51 years. Most (77%) of them were married, majority (69%) were Christians, a substantial majority (48%) had primary education, 62% of the respondents engaged in farming as their primary occupation and 61% had no secondary occupation. The average monthly income of the respondents was ₦58209; the average household size was 5 and 59% of the respondents were members of crop societies. The results of the hypotheses indicated that there was significant relationship between the socioeconomic characteristics and the adoption of the market solution technology. It also showed that there was significant relationship between the attitude of the respondents and the utilization of the market technology. Study recommends that the use of ICT should be facilitated amongst farmers by national governments and development partners to facilitate sharing of agricultural related information, knowledge and experiences.
Abstract: The study examined the Adoption and Utilization of ICT through Farmers.Ng Technology in Ondo State, Nigeria. A total of 86 respondents were used for the study; which were farmers who are registered with the company (farmers.ng) in Ondo state which were selected through Multi-stage sampling procedure. The socio-economic characteristics respondents r...
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