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Cytokinin oxidase2-deficient mutants improve panicle and grain architecture through cytokinin accumulation and enhance drought tolerance in indica rice.
Plant cell reports - 3 Aug 2024
Rashid Afreen, Achary V Mohan M, Abdin M Z, Karippadakam Sangeetha, Parmar Hemangini, Panditi Varakumar, Prakash Ganesan, Bhatnagar-Mathur Pooja, Reddy Malireddy K
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: The Osckx2 mutant accumulates cytokinin thereby enhancing panicle branching, grain yield, and drought tolerance, marked by improved survival rate, membrane integrity, and photosynthetic function. Cytokinins (CKs) are multifaceted hormones that regulate growth, development, and stress responses in plants. Cytokinins have been implicated in improved panicle architecture and grain yield; however, they...
Topics
- Cytokinins
- Drought Resistance
- Edible Grain
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Mutation
- Oryza
- Oxidoreductases
- Photosynthesis
- Plant Proteins
- Plants, Genetically Modified
