High-yielding nitrate transporter cultivars also mitigate methane and nitrous oxide emissions in paddy.

Development of high yield rice varieties is critical to ensuring global food security. However, the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as Methane (CH) and Nitrous oxide (NO) from paddy fields threatens environmental sustainability. In this study, we selected overexpressed high-affinity nitrate transporters (NRT2.

OsTBP2.1, a TATA-Binding Protein, Alters the Ratio of to and Improves Rice Grain Yield.

The and isoforms play important roles in the uptake and transport of nitrate during rice growth. However, it is unclear which cis-acting element controls the transcription of into these specific isoforms. In this study, we used a yeast one-hybrid assay to obtain the TATA-box binding protein OsTBP2.

Limited aerenchyma reduces oxygen diffusion and methane emission in paddy.

Greenhouse gasses (GHG) emission from the agricultural lands is a serious threat to the environment. Plants such as rice (Oryza sativa L.) that are cultivated in submerged conditions (paddy field) contribute up to 19% of CH emission from agricultural lands.

Positively Regulates Drought Tolerance and Grain Yield Under Drought Stress Conditions in Rice.

Drought is an important environmental factor that severely restricts crop production. The high-affinity nitrate transporter partner protein plays an essential role in nitrate absorption and translocation in rice. Our results suggest that expression is markedly induced by water deficit.