Table 1. Some examples of successfully validated potential heat tolerant genes in model plants and major crops.
| Plant/crop | Gene | Technique used | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabidopsis thaliana | HSF1 and HSF3 | Transcription control (genetic
engineering using protein fusion) |
33, 34 |
| DREB2A CA | Microarray | 35 | |
| Hsp70 | antisense gene approach | 36 | |
| ATHSF1 (HSF) | Recombinant DNA technology | 33 | |
| FAD7 | T-DNA | 37 | |
| HSP101 | Transformation | 38 | |
| Rice (Oryzasativa) | spl7 | Transcription control | 39 |
| Athsp101 | Agrobacterium mediated
transformation |
40 | |
| Wheat (Triticumaestivum) | TamiR159 | MiR159 (miRNA) | 41 |
| TaGASR1 | Agrobacterium mediated
transformation |
42 | |
| Carrot (Daucuscarota) | Hsp17.7 | Hsps and molecular
Chaperones |
43 |
| Chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum) | CabZIP63 | Virus induced gene silencing | 44 |
| CaWRKY40 | Virus induced gene silencing | 45 | |
| Tomato (Solanumlycopersicum) | Hsa32 | Subtracted cDNA libraries | 46 |
| MT-sHSP | freezing transformation method | 47 | |
| ATG5, ATG7, NBR1, WRKY33 | Virus induced gene silencing | 48 | |
| 2-CP1, 2-CP2, 2-CP1/2, ATG5, ATG7 | Virus induced gene silencing | 49 | |
| RBOH1, MPK1, MPK2 | Virus induced gene silencing | 50 | |
| Hsc70.1 | Virus induced gene silencing | 51 | |
| SlLrgB | RNA interference | 51 | |
| Barley (Hordeumvulgare) | APX 1 | Agrobacterium mediated
transformation |
52 |