A group at RIKEN’s Environmental Resources Science Center has shown that overexpression of flavonol glycoside and anthocyanin production pathways in Arabidopsis led to higher oxidation and drought tolerance. Experiments are now planned with tomatos
Ryo NAKABAYASHI, The Plant Journal, 2013, doi: 10.1111/tpj.12388
RIKEN: accumulation of flavonoids protects plants from abiotic stress such as drought