Transcription factor gene
PeDREB2a and
KcERF were inserted to the upland cotton R15 mediated by agrobacterium and 12 strains of transgenic plants were obtained. Through kanamycin screening and molecular testing, 7 generation strains with
PeDREB2a and
KcERF were obtained. This paper measured the physiological indexes related to stress tolerance and analyzed relative exprsssion of genes, and the results showed that under the stress of 200 mmol/L NaCl and 15% PEG-6000, the activity of CAT and SOD, free proline content of transgenic cotton seedling were higher than the control, the MDA content significantly lower than control. Real-time PCR results showed that under drought stress,
PeDREB2a relative expression in transgenic cotton seedling leaf was higher than
KcERF; under salt stress,
PeDREB2a and
KcERF relative expression in transgenic cotton was flat. This suggested that
KcERF-PeDREB2a contributed to improve the drought and salt tolerance ability in cotton.