Genetic drivers of high-rise rice that survives deep floods

Julia Bailey-Serres () and Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek

Nature, 2020, vol. 584, issue 7819, 44-45

Abstract: Rice in deepwater paddy fields can survive a slow-rising flood by a remarkably rapid elongation of submerged stem sections. Two genes discovered to affect this process could aid targeted improvements in crop height and flood tolerance.

Keywords: Plant sciences; Agriculture; Developmental biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02059-0

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