Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Vertical rooting caused by enhanced functional allele of qSOR1 improves rice yield under drought stress
Tsubasa Kawai, Yuka Kitomi, Ryo Kuroda…·Yusaku Uga
This paper identifies a drought-resistant rice allele, qSOR1-v, that promotes vertical rooting and improves yield under drought without reducing yield under normal conditions.