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Sub1A is an ethylene-response-factor-like gene that confers submergence tolerance to rice.
Nature - 10 Aug 2006
Xu Kenong, Xu Xia, Fukao Takeshi, Canlas Patrick, Maghirang-Rodriguez Reycel, Heuer Sigrid, Ismail Abdelbagi M, Bailey-Serres Julia, Ronald Pamela C, Mackill David J
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Most Oryza sativa cultivars die within a week of complete submergence--a major constraint to rice production in south and southeast Asia that causes annual losses of over US 1 billion dollars and affects disproportionately the poorest farmers in the world. A few cultivars, such as the O. sativa ssp. indica cultivar FR13A, are highly tolerant and survive up to two weeks of complete submergence owing to a major...
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