Regulation of reactive oxygen species and phytohormones in osmotic stress tolerance during seed germination in indica rice.

ABSTRACT: Climate change due to global warming is now affecting agricultural production worldwide. In rice, one of the most important crops, water limitation due to irregular rainfall in rainfed lowlands during crop growth limits yield. Dry direct-sowing has been proposed as a water-efficient approach to cope with water stress during rice growth, but poor seedling establishment due to drought during germination and emergence is a problem. Here, we germinated indica rice cultivars Rc348 (drought tolerant) and Rc10 (drought sensitive) under osmotic stress induced by PEG to elucidate mechanisms of germination under drought. Rc348 had higher germination rate and germination index under severe osmotic stress of -1.5 MPa, above those of Rc10. Rc348 showed up-regulated GA biosynthesis, down-regulate

SUBMITTER: Kawaguchi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10295146 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature