Caffeine Produced in Rice Plants Provides Tolerance to Water-Deficit Stress

• Main Authors: Youngchul Yoo (Author), Yo-Han Yoo (Author), Dong Yoon Lee (Author), Ki-Hong Jung (Author), Sang-Won Lee (Author), Jong-Chan Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exogenous or endogenous caffeine application confers resistance to diverse biotic stresses in plants. In this study, we demonstrate that endogenous caffeine in caffeine-producing rice (CPR) increases tolerance even to abiotic stresses such as water deficit. Caffeine produced by CPR plants influences...