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Waterlogging stress occurs when soil becomes saturated with water, depriving plant roots of the oxygen needed for aerobic respiration. This condition triggers a cascade of physiological responses in plants, including anaerobic metabolism, root cell death, and disrupted nutrient uptake. Understanding how plants sense and adapt to waterlogging is critical for developing crop varieties resilient to flooding events, which are becoming more frequent due to changing climate patterns.

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