Xia An , Xiahong Luo , Changli Chen , Tingting Liu , Wenlue Li , Lina Zou

Zhejiang Xiaoshan Institute of Cotton & Bast Fiber Crops, Zhejiang Institute of Landscape Plants and Flowers, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 311251, China
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Molecular Plant Breeding, 2022, Vol. 13, No. 26   doi: 10.5376/mpb.2022.13.0026
Received: 03 Aug., 2022    Accepted: 30 Aug., 2022    Published: 29 Nov., 2022

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An X., Luo X.H., Chen C.L., Liu T.T., Li W.L., and Zou L.N., 2022, Recent advances in okra responses to drought, Molecular Plant Breeding, 13(26): 1-6 (doi: 10.5376/mpb.2022.13.0026)

Drought is a major abiotic stress that can significantly affect seed germination, growth, flowering, and crop yield of okra. Under drought stress, okra plants actively reprogram the gene expression network and adjust the physiological metabolism to maintain growth and development. Characterizing the drought-induced changes at transcriptomic, physiological, and morphological levels should provide valuable information for selective breeding against drought. In this review, we summarize recent advances in drought response in okra and survey the molecular mechanisms underlying drought tolerance.

Okra; Drought; Metabolism; Drought resistance