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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2025, Vol. 24 Issue (2): 786-789    DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2024.09.008
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SiEPFs enhance water use efficiency and drought tolerance by regulating stomatal density in foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

Jianhong Hao1, Xueting Kang1, Lingqian Zhang1, Jiajing Zhang1, Huashuang Wu1, Zidong Li1, Dan Wang1, Min Su1, Shuqi Dong1, 2, Xiaorui Li1, 2, Lulu Gao1, Guanghui Yang1, Xiaoqian Chu1#, Xiangyang Yuan1, 2#, Jiagang Wang1#

1 Hou Ji Laboratory in Shanxi Province/College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China

2 State Key Laboratory of Sustainable Dryland Agriculture (in preparation), Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China

 Highlights 
The water use efficiency of the drought-resistant variety MT3 was found to be correlated with stomatal density.
EPFs enhance water use efficiency and drought tolerance by regulating stomatal density in foxtail millet.
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摘要  

全球变暖导致的干旱严重影响了作物生长和农业生产。气孔是光合作用和水分蒸腾的重要窗口,而且气孔密度与干旱响应密切相关。谷子是一种重要的耐旱作物,在确保粮食和营养安全方面发挥着重要作用。与其他作物相比,谷子的抗旱机制尚不完全清楚,目前仅鉴定和描述了SiDPY1SiYTH1SiMYBS3 。因此,其抗旱机制尚不完全清楚。



Received: 08 May 2024   Accepted: 15 July 2024
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This work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Innovation Talents Team of Shanxi Project, China (202204051002036 for Xiangyang Yuan), the High-level Talents Start-up Fund of Shanxi Agricultural University, China (J242198006 for Jiagang Wang), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32200222 for Jiagang Wang).  
About author:  #Correspondence Jiagang Wang, E-mail: wjg@sxau.edu.cn; Xiangyang Yuan, E-mail: yuanxiangyang200@sxau.edu.cn; Xiaoqian Chu, E-mail: chuxiaoqian@sxau.edu.cn

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Jianhong Hao, Xueting Kang, Lingqian Zhang, Jiajing Zhang, Huashuang Wu, Zidong Li, Dan Wang, Min Su, Shuqi Dong, Xiaorui Li, Lulu Gao, Guanghui Yang, Xiaoqian Chu, Xiangyang Yuan, Jiagang Wang. 2025. SiEPFs enhance water use efficiency and drought tolerance by regulating stomatal density in foxtail millet (Setaria italica). Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 24(2): 786-789.

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