Overexpression of Chorismate Mutase Enhances Tolerance to UV and Drought Combined Stress in Rice

Salinity, drought, UV-light and high temperature are common abiotic stresses which causes several physiological and molecular changes in plant and leading to yield losses. To cope with these stresses, either to adopt to the stress condition or to develop transgenic plants. In the current study, we evaluated the effect of UV-light and drought combined stress on Cheongcheong and Chorismate mutase transgenic rice plant. UV-light and drought stresses cause oxidative stress due to imbalance osmoregulation which causes to abnormal growth, lower biomass accumulation and finally leads to yield loss.