Table 2.

Transcription factor coding genes useful for incorporating multiple stress tolerance in plants.

Gene	Transgenic plant	Response to abiotic stress	References
Tsi1 (EREBP/AP2)	Nicotiana tabacum	Tolerance to pathogen (Pseudomonas syringae pv tabaci) and osmotic stress	(Park et al. 2001); (Pan et al. 2012b); (Wang et al. 2004); (Yang et al. 2018); (Dong et al. 2010); (Zhang et al. 2009); (Ying et al. 2017); (Cheng et al. 2013); (Seo et al. 2010); (Deokar et al. 2015); (Tang et al. 2005); (Youm et al. 2008); (Wang et al. 2004); (Wu et al. 2008); (Xu et al. 2007); (Trujillo et al. 2008); (Gao et al. 2008); (Zhang et al. 2009); (Pan et al. 2012b); (Wang et al. 2014); (Jung et al. 2008); (Gao et al. 2016); (Wang et al. 2018); (Yan et al. 2014); (Oh et al. 2007); (Hsieh et al. 2002); (Zhang et al. 2008); (Jaglo-Ottosen et al. 1998); (Liu et al. 1998); (Kitashiba et al. 2004); (Kasuga et al. 1999); (Kasuga et al. 2004); (Gilmour et al. 2000); (Ito et al. 2006); (Datta et al. 2012); (Chen et al. 2007); (Mallikarjuna et al. 2011); (Ma et al. 2015); (Qin et al. 2007); (Sakuma et al. 2006)
SlERF5	Solanum lycopersicum	Tolerance to drought and salt
JERF3	Nicotiana tabacum	Tolerance to salt stress and fungal disease
SpERF	Arabidopsis thaliana	Tolerance to salt and drought stress
TaPIEP1 (a pathogen-induced ERF gene)	Triticum aestivum	Tolerance to Bipolaris sorokiniana, Rhizoctonia cerealis, Fusarium graminearum (pathogens)
GmERF3	Nicotiana tabacum	Tolerance to salt, drought, Ralstonia solanacearum, Alternaria alternata, and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)
GmERF9	Nicotiana tabacum	Tolerance to drought and salt stress
AtERF1	Arabidopsis thaliana	Salt, drought and heat stress tolerance
BrERF4	Arabidopsis thaliana	Salt and drought tolerance
CaERF116	Arabidopsis thaliana	Osmotic and freezing tolerance
CaPF1	Pinus virginiana	Heat and heavy metal tolerance
CaPF1	Salanum tuberosum	Drought, freezing, heat and heavy metal tolerance
JERF3	Nicotiana tabacum	Salt, drought and freezing tolerance
TaERF1	Arabidopsis thaliana	Salt, drought and freezing tolerance
SodERF3	Nicotiana tabacum	Salt and drought tolerance
TERF1	Oryza sativa	Salt and drought tolerance
GmERF8	Nicotiana tabacum	Salt and drought tolerance
SIERF5	Solanum lycopersicum	Salt and drought tolerance
ThERF1	Arabidopsis thaliana	Negative regulator of salt and drought stress
AtMYB44	Arabidopsis thaliana	Salt and drought tolerance
FtMYB10	Arabidopsis thaliana	Negative regulator of salt and drought stress
ZmWRKY106	Arabidopsis thaliana	Drought and heat tolerance
GhWRKY17	Nicotiana tabacum	Negative regulator of salt and drought stress
HvCBF4	Hordeum vulgare	Tolerance to salt, drought, low temperature
DREB1	Solanum lycopersicon	Improved tolerance to drought, chilling and oxidative stress
DREB1A, DREB2A (AtCYSa, AtCYSb)	Arabidopsis thaliana	Tolerance to salt, drought, oxidative stress, and cold stress
DREB1	Arabidopsis thaliana	Tolerance to drought, high salinity and freezing
DREB1/CBF(cig-b)	Arabidopsis thaliana	Tolerance to salt and freezing
DREB1A/ CBF3	Arabidopsis thaliana	Tolerance to drought, high salinity and freezing stress
DREB1B, DREB1A	Oryza sativa	Tolerance to salt and drought
GmDREB2	Arabidopsis thaliana	Tolerance to salinity and drought
OsDREB2A	Arabidopsis thaliana	Enhance drought and salt tolerance
HhDREB2	Arabidopsis thaliana	Tolerance to salt and drought
ZmDREB2A	Arabidopsis thaliana	Improved drought-stres tolerances and enhanced thermo-tolerance
DREB2A	Arabidopsis thaliana	Increased thermo-tolerance and tolerance to water stress