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

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Caine, Robert
Yin, Xiaojia
Sloan, Jennifer
Harrison, Emily L.
Mohammed, Umar
Fulton, Timothy
Biswal, Akshaya
Dionora, Jacqueline
Chater, Caspar
Coe, Robert

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Cambridge University Press

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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 detrimental effects on rice yields

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New Phytologist

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