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Sep 2026
ZmEIL2 positively regulates drought tolerance in maize by modulating stomatal movement, hormonal homeostasis, and antioxidant defense
Drought stress severely constrains global maize productivity. Although ethylene (ETH)-responsive transcription factors play key roles in plant stress adaptation, the functional mechanism of ZmEIL2 in drought tolerance remains poorly understood. Here, transgenic maize lines with ZmEIL2 overexpressing (OE) and ZmE...
Yue Li, Yan-Jun Zhang, Xu-Sheng Qi et al.
· Frontiers in Plant Science · 0 citations