SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE GENE FOR CONFERRING ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS

摘要

The present invention relates to isolation and characterization of Cu/Zn Superoxide dismutase (SOD) gene from Avicennia marina (designated as AmSODl) and a method for producing abiotic stress tolerant transgenic plant, more specifically salt and/or drought stress tolerant transgenic plant by expression of the said gene in rice and other plant species. The invention also relates to transformed plant cells and plants with enhanced expression of AmSODl gene to confer salt and/or drought stress tolerance.