%0 Journal Article
%T Research progress in physiological and molecular biology mechanism of drought resistance in rice
%A Qiang Chen
%A Siyuan Tao
%A Xiaohua Bi
%A Xin Xu
%A Lanlan Wang
%A Xuemei Li
%J American Journal of Molecular Biology
%P 102-107
%@ 2161-6663
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajmb.2013.32014
%X <p>
	<span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Rice is </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">one
of the most important crops, providing </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">sta</span></span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">ple food for about half population
of the world.</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Drought stress affects plant
growth and development seriously. This article reviewed the research progress
of the physiological and molecular biology mechanism including osmotic
adjustment, scavenging oxidative radicals, endogenous hormones, drought-resistance
genes and epigenetic modification, it may be afford interrelated reference for
increasing rice </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">drought re</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">sistance and breeding drought
resistance rice varieties. </span></span> 
</p>
%K Rice
%K Drought Resistance
%K Physiology and Biochemistry
%K Methylation
%K Epigenetics
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=30729