Flooding Tolerance in Sweet Potato (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i> (L.) Lam) Is Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species and Nitric Oxide

• Main Authors: Sul-U Park (Author), Chan-Ju Lee (Author), Sung-Chul Park (Author), Ki Jung Nam (Author), Kang-Lok Lee (Author), Sang-Soo Kwak (Author), Ho Soo Kim (Author), Yun-Hee Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Flooding is harmful to almost all higher plants, including crop species. Most cultivars of the root crop sweet potato are able to tolerate environmental stresses such as drought, high temperature, and high salinity. They are, however, relatively sensitive to flooding stress, which greatly reduces yi...