摘要 |
A method of increasing tolerance of a plant to an abiotic stress or increasing biomass, vigor or yield of a plant is disclosed. The method comprising upregulating within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide of a microRNA or a precursor thereof, wherein the microRNA is selected from the group consisting of mi R-156, mi R-169, mi R-164, mi R-159, mi R-167, mi R-529, mi R-168, ppt-miR395, sof-mi R408a, ath- mi R408, mi R-1039, mi R-1091, mi R-1118, mi R-1134 and mi R-1129, thereby increasing the tolerance of the plant to the abiotic stress or increasing the biomass, vigor or yield of the plant. |