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Published: Feb 01, 2026
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Department of Endocrinology, China‐Japan Union Hospital Jilin University Changchun China

T

Taizhong Huang

Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; University of Jinan; Jinan; China

M

Muhammad Zunair Latif

Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 W Main Street, Richmond, VA 23284, USA; College of Environment and Resources, Chongqing Technology and Business University, No.19 Xuefu Avenue, Nanan district, Chongqing 40067, China

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA

Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan; School of Computer Science and Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 32072500

National Key Research and Development Program of China Stem Cell and Translational Research Award: 2022YFD1401500

Key Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong Province Award: 2024LZGCQY009

National Key Research and Development Program of China

Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province Award: tstp20221117

Shandong Agricultural University Award: 811

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province Award: ZR2022QC114

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Chongchong Lu, Zimeng Li, Taizhong Huang, et al. (2026). A highly efficient nanocopper hydroxide activates plant immune resistance and confers tolerance to salt and drought stress in rice. Chemical Engineering Journal, 529, 172632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.172632

A highly efficient nanocopper hydroxide activates plant immune resistance and confers tolerance to salt and drought stress in rice

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