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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

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

Weiwei Ma, Xiaole Wang, Chuanwei Gu, Zhengfei Lu, Rongrong Ma, Xiaoyan Wang, Yongfa Lu, Kefeng Cai, Zhiming Tang, Zhuoqi Zhou and 3 more

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Weiwei MaInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Xiaole WangInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Chuanwei GuState Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Zhengfei LuInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Rongrong MaInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Xiaoyan WangInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Yongfa LuInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Kefeng CaiInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Zhiming TangInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Zhuoqi ZhouNingbo Seed Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, China.
Zhixin ChenNingbo Seed Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, China.
Huacheng ZhouInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.
Xiuhao BaoInstitute of Crop Sciences, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7895-2309

Funding

Ningbo Municipal Key R&D Program and "Open Competition" Mechanism Project 2023Z117Ningbo Science and Technology Program Project 2023S077Zhejiang Science and Technology Major Program on Agricultural New Variety Breeding 2021C02063-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global climate change has markedly increased the frequency of heat stress events in rice, severely threatening both yield and grain quality and posing a substantial challenge to global food security. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying heat tolerance in rice is therefore essential to facilitate the breeding of thermotolerant cultivars. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the effects of heat stress on rice agronomic traits across various developmental stages. We summarize key physiological and metabolic alterations induced by high temperatures and discuss recent advances in unraveling the molecular regulatory networks involved in heat stress responses. By integrating findings from gene cloning, functional genomics, and advanced breeding strategies, this review outlines practical approaches for improving rice heat tolerance and identifies critical knowledge gaps that warrant further investigation.

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heat stressheat tolerancemolecular regulatory networkphysiological functionrice

Identifiers

PMID40872196
PMCPMC12389009

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