Supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2004CB117201);Specialized Research Fund for Doctoral Program of Higher Education of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 200800190017);Key Project of Transgenic Crop Improvement in China (Grant No. 2009ZX08- 009-073B)
The continuous growth of lowland rice (LR) in paddy fields supplied with enough water over the years, and of upland rice (UR) in naturally rain-fed soils, has resulted in greater resistance to drought stress in UR com...