Understanding brassinosteroid-centric phytohormone interactions for crop improvement

Wenchao Yin1,2, Nana Dong1,2, Xicheng Li1,2

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.

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Summary

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are vital for plant growth and stress tolerance. Their interactions with other plant hormones regulate crop yield and stress resistance, offering new avenues for crop improvement.

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