Overexpression of OsTZF8 regulates drought stress resilience, senescence, and chlorophyll content in rice
Muhammad Medrar Hussain·Muhammad Atif Ali Khan Khalil·Asad Jan·Ahmad Ullah·A.M. Kamal·Islem Abid·Maria Shoukat
Rice (Oryza sativa) is a water-dependent crop and is grown under flooded environments worldwide. Several biotic and abiotic stresses severely impact its yield. To improve our comprehension of abiotic stress management, we characterized the OsTZF8 gene for its role in rice drought stress resilience. Drought stress and abscisic acid (ABA) triggered the OsTZF8 gene expression. The putative OsTZF8 promoter region was observed to have many abiotic stress-related cis-acting elements. The β-glucuronida