ACS Genes Discovery May Make Valuable Plants Survive In Difficult Terrain

According to a recent GENETICS study, a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethylene and since this gas affects many aspects of plant development, it could lay the foundation for future genetic manipulation that could make plants disease resistant, able to survive and thrive in difficult terrain, increase yields, and other useful agronomical outcomes. The discovery was made with the weed Arabidopsis thaliana but is applicable to plants used in agriculture, they say. read more

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