Rice with reduced stomatal density conserves water and has improved drought tolerance under future climate conditions

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 221; no. 1; pp. 371 - 384
• Main Authors: Caine, Robert S., Yin, Xiaojia, Sloan, Jennifer, Harrison, Emily L., Mohammed, Umar, Fulton, Timothy, Biswal, Akshaya K., Dionora, Jacqueline, Chater, Caspar C., Coe, Robert A., Bandyopadhyay, Anindya, Murchie, Erik H., Swarup, Ranjan, Quick, W. Paul, Gray, Julie E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England New Phytologist Trust 01.01.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Carbon Dioxide; carbon dioxide enrichment; climate; Climate change; Climatic conditions; Conductance; Cultivars; Cultivation; DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics; Drought; Drought resistance; drought tolerance; Droughts; epidermal pattering factor; Food; Food security; Food sources; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Germination; grain yield; heat stress; High temperature; Oryza - cytology; Oryza - genetics; Oryza - physiology; Oryza sativa; Pattern formation; Photosynthesis; Plant Breeding; Plant Leaves - cytology; Plant Leaves - genetics; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plant Stomata - physiology; Plants, Genetically Modified; Resistance; Rice; Stomata; Stomatal conductance; Survival; Temperature; Transcription Factors - genetics; Water - metabolism; Water availability; Water conservation; Water use; heat stress; stomata; drought; epidermal pattering factor; rice; water conservation; climate change

Much of humanity relies on rice (Oryza sativa) as a food source, but cultivation is water intensive and the crop is vulnerable to drought and high temperatures. Under climate change, periods of reduced water availability and high temperature are expected to become more frequent, leading to detriment...