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Rice Heat Stress Response: Physiological Changes and Molecular Regulatory Network Research Progress.

Weiwei Ma¹, Xiaole Wang¹, Chuanwei Gu²

¹Institute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.

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Global climate change is increasing heat stress in rice, impacting yield and food security. This review details molecular mechanisms and breeding strategies to enhance rice heat tolerance.

Keywords:

heat stress heat tolerance molecular regulatory network physiological function rice

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Science
Plant Biology
Climate Change Adaptation

Background:

Climate change intensifies heat stress events in rice cultivation.
Heat stress significantly reduces rice yield and grain quality, threatening global food security.
Developing heat-tolerant rice varieties is crucial for sustainable agriculture.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive overview of heat stress effects on rice.
To summarize physiological and metabolic changes under high temperatures.
To discuss molecular mechanisms and breeding strategies for improving rice heat tolerance.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on heat stress in rice.
Analysis of physiological and metabolic alterations.
Integration of findings from gene cloning, functional genomics, and breeding strategies.

Main Results:

Heat stress impacts rice agronomic traits across all developmental stages.
Key physiological and metabolic responses to high temperatures are identified.
Molecular regulatory networks governing heat stress responses are elucidated.

Conclusions:

Understanding heat tolerance mechanisms is vital for breeding thermotolerant rice.
Advanced breeding strategies offer practical approaches to enhance rice heat tolerance.
Further research is needed to address knowledge gaps in rice heat response.