Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future Prospects
Tomato production is severely affected by abiotic stresses (drought, flood, heat, and salt) and causes approximately 70% loss in yield depending on severity and duration of the stress. Drought is the most destructive abiotic stress and tomato is very sensitive to the drought stress, as cultivated to...
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| author | Ram Krishna Waquar Akhter Ansari P. S. Soumia Akhilesh Yadav Durgesh Kumar Jaiswal Sudhir Kumar Achuit Kumar Singh Major Singh Jay Prakash Verma |
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| description | Tomato production is severely affected by abiotic stresses (drought, flood, heat, and salt) and causes approximately 70% loss in yield depending on severity and duration of the stress. Drought is the most destructive abiotic stress and tomato is very sensitive to the drought stress, as cultivated tomato lack novel gene(s) for drought stress tolerance. Only 20% of agricultural land worldwide is irrigated, and only 14.51% of that is well-irrigated, while the rest is rain fed. This scenario makes drought very frequent, which restricts the genetically predetermined yield. Primarily, drought disturbs tomato plant physiology by altering plant–water relation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Many wild tomato species have drought tolerance gene(s); however, their exploitation is very difficult because of high genetic distance and pre- and post-transcriptional barriers for embryo development. To overcome these issues, biotechnological methods, including transgenic technology and CRISPR-Cas, are used to enhance drought tolerance in tomato. Transgenic technology permitted the exploitation of non-host gene/s. On the other hand, CRISPR-Cas9 technology facilitated the editing of host tomato gene(s) for drought stress tolerance. The present review provides updated information on biotechnological intervention in tomato for drought stress management and sustainable agriculture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-66dc20c098a849099a4f8104e47414742023-11-24T13:38:07ZengMDPI AGBioTech2673-62842022-10-011144810.3390/biotech11040048Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future ProspectsRam Krishna0Waquar Akhter Ansari1P. S. Soumia2Akhilesh Yadav3Durgesh Kumar Jaiswal4Sudhir Kumar5Achuit Kumar Singh6Major Singh7Jay Prakash Verma8Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, IndiaICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi 221305, IndiaICAR Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune 410505, IndiaDepartment of Plant Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, IndiaICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi 221305, IndiaICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi 221305, IndiaICAR Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune 410505, IndiaInstitute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, IndiaTomato production is severely affected by abiotic stresses (drought, flood, heat, and salt) and causes approximately 70% loss in yield depending on severity and duration of the stress. Drought is the most destructive abiotic stress and tomato is very sensitive to the drought stress, as cultivated tomato lack novel gene(s) for drought stress tolerance. Only 20% of agricultural land worldwide is irrigated, and only 14.51% of that is well-irrigated, while the rest is rain fed. This scenario makes drought very frequent, which restricts the genetically predetermined yield. Primarily, drought disturbs tomato plant physiology by altering plant–water relation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Many wild tomato species have drought tolerance gene(s); however, their exploitation is very difficult because of high genetic distance and pre- and post-transcriptional barriers for embryo development. To overcome these issues, biotechnological methods, including transgenic technology and CRISPR-Cas, are used to enhance drought tolerance in tomato. Transgenic technology permitted the exploitation of non-host gene/s. On the other hand, CRISPR-Cas9 technology facilitated the editing of host tomato gene(s) for drought stress tolerance. The present review provides updated information on biotechnological intervention in tomato for drought stress management and sustainable agriculture.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6284/11/4/48droughttomato<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>transgenicantioxidantsantioxidative enzymes |
| spellingShingle | Ram Krishna Waquar Akhter Ansari P. S. Soumia Akhilesh Yadav Durgesh Kumar Jaiswal Sudhir Kumar Achuit Kumar Singh Major Singh Jay Prakash Verma Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future Prospects BioTech drought tomato <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> transgenic antioxidants antioxidative enzymes |
| title | Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future Prospects |
| title_full | Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future Prospects |
| title_fullStr | Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future Prospects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future Prospects |
| title_short | Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future Prospects |
| title_sort | biotechnological interventions in tomato i solanum lycopersicum i for drought stress tolerance achievements and future prospects |
| topic | drought tomato <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> transgenic antioxidants antioxidative enzymes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6284/11/4/48 |
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