Genome editing to insert an inhibitory element into the 5' untranslated region of the stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene OsSSI2 fine-tuned fatty acid composition, creating mutants with enhanced bacterial blight resistance while maintaining normal growth and yield.
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In apple, the nitrate signaling-responsive factor MdLBD36 and the phosphate signaling-responsive factor MdPHR1 recruit the transcription factor MdBZR1 to enhance its transcriptional activation of the target gene MdMYC2, thereby improving resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea.
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Strigolactones promote drought resistance in cotton by promoting GhSMXL7/8 degradation, thereby enhancing GhPYL6‐GhPP2C association and activating abscisic acid signaling.
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