Drought and UV Radiation Stress Tolerance in Rice Is Improved by Overaccumulation of Non-Enzymatic Antioxidant Flavonoids

• Main Authors: Rahmatullah Jan (Author), Muhammad-Aaqil Khan (Author), Sajjad Asaf (Author), Lubna (Author), Muhammad Waqas (Author), Jae-Ryoung Park (Author), Saleem Asif (Author), Nari Kim (Author), In-Jung Lee (Author), Kyung-Min Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Drought and ultraviolet radiation (UV radiation) are the coexisting environmental factors that negatively affect plant growth and development via oxidative damage. Flavonoids are reactive, scavenging oxygen species (ROS) and UV radiation-absorbing compounds generated under stress conditions. We inve...