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Appears in 1 story · Last updated Oct 26, 2026
Home institution of the ROAD1 research team
Breeders have spent decades looking for drought-tolerance genes that do not cost yield in normal years. Rice lines carrying a newly described gene, ROAD1, yielded up to 34.75% more grain under field drought, with no growth penalty in normal conditions.
Updated Oct 26
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