Analysis of transgenic sugarcane overexressing a co-chaperone using RT-qPCR

Abstract

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is an important crop and is affected by many abiotic stresses, such as drought, the single most important cause of losses in agriculture. Co-chaperones have been found to protect plants from water defict. We identified a sugarcane gene encoding a D' co-chaperone and have produced transgenic sugarcane plants overexpressing this protein. These plants will be used to assess the role of D' co-chaperones in sugarcane under water deficit stress.