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Abstract

In Chinese culture, legend has it that Loong (dragons) have the power to protect against evils, like cold. Li et al. (pages 660‐682) demonstrated that the transcription factors OsNAC5 and OsABI5 protect rice against the evil of cold stress. These transcription factors are shown as two Loongs facing each other, playing with a fire pearl representing cold‐responsive genes (CORs), to combat cold stress and rescue rice survival of cold conditions. This work provides new insight into the mechanisms for cold tolerance and important information for developing rice cultivars with improved resilience.