Root angle modifications by the DRO1 homolog improve rice yields in saline paddy fields [Agricultural Sciences]

The root system architecture (RSA) of crops can affect their production, particularly in abiotic stress conditions, such as with drought, waterlogging, and salinity. Salinity is a growing problem worldwide that negatively impacts on crop productivity, and it is believed that yields could be improved if RSAs that enabled plants to...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - August 31, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Yuka Kitomi, Eiko Hanzawa, Noriyuki Kuya, Haruhiko Inoue, Naho Hara, Sawako Kawai, Noriko Kanno, Masaki Endo, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Toshimasa Yamazaki, Shingo Sakamoto, Naoki Sentoku, Jianzhong Wu, Hitoshi Kanno, Nobutaka Mitsuda, Kinya Toriyama, Tadashi Sat Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research