Paralog editing tunes rice stomatal density to maintain photosynthesis and improve drought tolerance
N. Karavolias, D. Patel, K. Seong, M. Tjahjadi, G.-A. Gueorguieva, J. Tanaka, A. Gallegos Cruz, S. Lieberman, L. Litvak, D. Dahlbeck, M.-J. Cho, K. K. Niyogi, B. J. Staskawicz
The paper edits paralogs of STOMAGEN in rice to reduce stomatal density, improving drought tolerance without compromising photosynthesis.
bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2021Plant Biology