“…In recent years, a total of 5, 6, 6, 6, 12, and 30 SRO family genes have been identified in rice [ 6 , 21 ], apple [ 19 ], maize [ 22 ], banana [ 23 ], Chinese cabbage [ 24 ], wheat [ 25 ], and tomato [ 26 ], respectively. However, no relevant systematic study about the expression and possible roles of SRO genes in sesame, which has high nutritional quality, but its production is severely threatened by adverse environmental stresses [ 27 , 28 ].…”