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Genetically engineered microorganisms to rescue plants from frost injury

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Ice nucleation active bacteria belonging to genera Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas and Erwinia contribute to frost damage to plants by initiating the formation of ice in plants that would otherwise supercool and avoid the damaging ice formation. The biological control of frost injury can be achieved by the application of non-ice nucleation active bacteria to the plant surfaces before they become colonized by Ice + species. ice genes have been cloned from Pseudomonas and isogenic Ice− derivatives constructed via genetic manipulations. These genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs) have been released into the environment to control the frost damage. The incidence of frost injury to the plants has, thereby, been reduced by 50–85% during natural frosts. These GEMs do not survive in soil and show no aerial dispersal in the environment.

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Dar, G.H., Anand, R.C., Sharma, P.K. (1993). Genetically engineered microorganisms to rescue plants from frost injury. In: Measurement and Control. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0007384

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