Mafia hypothesis – In Brood parasitism

Cuckoos or cowbirds check their host’s nests and destroy all eggs if their owner is not present. If the parasite egg has been removed, they destroy the host’s nest and kill or injure the nestlings.

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The isopentenyltransferase gene (IPT) that encodes a rate limiting enzyme in cytokinin biosynthesis, under the control of a water-deficit responsive and maturation specific promoter PSARK was introduced into cotton and the performance of the PSARK::IPT transgenic cotton plants was analyzed in the greenhouse and growth chamber conditions. 

The data indicate that PSARK::IPT-transgenic cotton plants displayed delayed senescence under water deficit conditions in the greenhouse. 

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PSARK::IPT transgenic cotton plants produced more root and shoot biomass, dropped fewer flowers, maintained higher chlorophyll content, and higher photosynthetic rates under reduced irrigation conditions in comparison to wild-type and segregated non-transgenic lines. 

Furthermore, PSARK::IPT-transgenic cotton plants grown in growth chamber condition also displayed greater drought tolerance.  These results indicate that water-deficit induced expression of an isopentenyltransferase gene in cotton could significantly improve drought tolerance.

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KNOX genes

KNOX gene expression increases cytokinin levels in the shoot apical meristem by upregulating the cytokinin biosynthetic gene ISOPENTENYL TRANSFERASE7 (IPT7)

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Cytokinin maintains meristem by controlling cell division

 Deficient mutants – lonely guy (LOG)/STM

 Gene activates cytokinins

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Organo-genesis