The physiology of plant responses to drought
Aditi Gupta, Andrés Rico‐Medina, Ana I. Caño‐Delgado
Science · 2020 · 2,504 citationsOpen access
Abstract
Drought alone causes more annual loss in crop yield than all pathogens combined. To adapt to moisture gradients in soil, plants alter their physiology, modify root growth and architecture, and close stomata on their aboveground segments. These tissue-specific responses modify the flux of cellular signals, resulting in early flowering or stunted growth and, often, reduced yield. Physiological and molecular analyses of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana have identified phytohormone signaling as key for regulating the response to drought or water insufficiency. Here we discuss how engineering hormone signaling in specific cells and cellular domains can facilitate improved plant responses to drought. We explore current knowledge and future questions central to the quest to produce high-yield, drought-resistant crops.
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Gupta, A., Rico‐Medina, A., & Caño‐Delgado, A. I. (2020). The physiology of plant responses to drought. Science, 368(6488), 266–269. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz7614
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