Comprehensive characterization of the genes in AP2/ERF family and their involvement in salt–alkali stress response during Nelumbo nucifera seed germination
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. is an economically and ecologically important aquatic plant, but its growth and productivity are severely constrained by soil salinization and alkalization. AP2/ERF transcription factors are key regulators of plant abiotic stress responses; however, their roles in salt–alkali tolerance in N. nu...