In Asia, flooding during the monsoon season can result in widespread devastation of rice crops. Deepwater rice has evolved and adapted to flooding by acquiring the ability to significantly elongate its internodes. The molecular mechanism of this deepwater response is now identified as being dependent on the genes SNORKEL1 and SNORKEL2, which trigger deepwater response by encoding ethylene response factors involved in ethylene signalling.
- Yoko Hattori
- Keisuke Nagai
- Motoyuki Ashikari
