Methods and compositions for the improvement of plant tolerance to environmental stresses

摘要

The invention provides methods, polynucleotides and polypeptides useful for producing or selecting plants with increased tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides constructs, cells, plant cells and plants comprising the polynucleotides of the invention. The invention also provides plants produced by the methods of the invention. The invention also provides groups of plants selected by the methods of the invention.