A novel Effective Panicle Number per Plant 4 haplotype enhances grain yield by coordinating panicle number and grain number in rice
Available online 2 December 2023
Increasing effective panicle number per plant (EPN) is one approach to increase yield potential in rice. However, molecular mechanisms underlying EPN remain unclear. In this study, we integrated map-based...
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Transcription factor OsSPL10 interacts with OsJAmyb to regulate blast resistance in rice
Available online 2 December 2023
Transcription factors (TFs) play essential roles in transcriptional reprogramming during activation of plant immune responses to pathogens. OsSPL10 (SQUAMOSA promoter binding protein-like10) is an important...
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ZmCYP90D1 regulates maize internode development by modulating brassinosteroid-mediated cell division and growth
Available online 28 November 2023
Plant height (PH) is associated with lodging resistance and planting density, which is regulated by a complicated gene network. In this study, we identified a spontaneous dwarfing mutation in maize,...
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Genome-wide association study of seedling nitrogen-use efficiency-associated traits in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Available online 23 November 2023
Nitrogen (N) fertilizer application is essential for crop-plant growth and development. Identifying genetic loci associated with N-use efficiency (NUE) could increase wheat yields and reduce environmental...
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Identification and fine mapping of qSW2 for leaf slow wilting in soybean
Available online 23 November 2023
Drought is one of the abiotic stresses limiting the production of soybean (Glycine max). Elucidation of the genetic and molecular basis of the slow-wilting (SW) trait of this crop offers the prospect...
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OsDA1 positively regulates grain width in rice
Available online 22 November 2023
The size and shape of rice grains influence their yield and commercial value. We investigated the role of OsDA1, a rice homolog of the Arabidopsis DA1 gene, in regulating grain size and shape. OsDA1...
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Rice gene OsUGT75A regulates seedling emergence under deep-sowing conditions
Available online 17 November 2023
Poor seedling emergence is a challenge for direct seeding of rice under deep-sowing field conditions. Here we reveal that UDP-glucosyltransferase OsUGT75A promotes rice seedling emergence under deep-sowing...
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The BEL1-like transcription factor GhBLH5-A05 participates in cotton response to drought stress
Available online 15 November 2023
Drought stress impairs crop growth and development. BEL1-like family transcription factors may be involved in plant response to drought stress, but little is known of the molecular mechanism by which...
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Remote sensing of quality traits in cereal and arable production systems: A review
Available online 11 November 2023
Cereal is an essential source of calories and protein for the global population. Accurately predicting cereal quality before harvest is highly desirable in order to optimise management for farmers,...
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Rice–wheat comparative genomics: Gains and gaps
Available online 11 November 2023
Rice and wheat provide nearly 40% of human calorie and protein requirements. They share a common ancestor and belong to the Poaceae (grass) family. Characterizing their genetic homology is crucial for...
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Surveying the genomic landscape of silage-quality traits in maize (Zea mays L.)
Available online 10 November 2023
Despite the longstanding importance of silage as a critical feed source for ruminants, its quality improvement has been largely overlooked. Although numerous quantitative trait loci (QTL) and genes...
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A dynamic regulation of nitrogen on floret primordia development in wheat
Available online 10 November 2023
Nitrogen (N) fertilization is critical for spike and floret development, which affects the number of fertile florets per spike (NFFs). However, the physiological regulation of the floret development...
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A peptide chain release factor 2a gene regulates maize kernel development by modulating mitochondrial function
Available online 10 November 2023
Mitochondrial protein translation that is essential for aerobic energy production includes four essential steps of the mitochondrial ribosome cycle, namely, initiation, elongation, termination of the...
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Evolutionary genetics of wheat mitochondrial genomes
Available online 4 November 2023
The Triticum-Aegilops complex provides ideal models for the study of polyploidization, and mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) can be used to trace cytoplasmic inheritance and energy production following...
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A telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Zhonghuang 13, a widely-grown soybean variety from the original center of Glycine max
Available online 3 November 2023
Soybean (Glycine max) stands as a globally significant agricultural crop, and the comprehensive assembly of its genome is of paramount importance for unraveling its biological characteristics and evolutionary...
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R3-MYB proteins OsTCL1 and OsTCL2 modulate seed germination via dual pathways in rice
Available online 3 November 2023
Salt and drought stress are common abiotic factors that exert a detrimental influence on seed germination, potentially leading to significantly impaired growth and production in rice. Gaining a comprehensive...
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Reversible protein phosphorylation, a central signaling hub to regulate carbohydrate metabolic networks
October 2023
Plants produce a range of carbohydrates to meet their growth and developmental needs. Protein reversible phosphorylation plays key roles in coordinating multiple metabolic pathways and integrating diverse...
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Fine mapping and validation of a stable QTL for thousand-kernel weight in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
October 2023
Thousand-kernel weight (TKW) is a measure of grain weight, a target of wheat breeding. The object of this study was to fine-map a stable quantitative trait loci (QTL) for TKW and identify its candidate...
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Characterization of meiotic chromosome behavior in the autopolyploid Saccharum spontaneum reveals preferential chromosome pairing without distinct DNA sequence variation
October 2023
Autopolyploidy and allopolyploidy may represent an evolutionary advantage and are more common in plants than assumed. However, less attention has been paid to autopolyploidy than to allopolyploidy,...
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Disruption of LEAF LESION MIMIC 4 affects ABA synthesis and ROS accumulation in rice
October 2023
Lesion mimic mutants (LMMs) are advantageous materials for studying programmed cell death (PCD). Although some rice LMM genes have been cloned, the diversity of functions of these genes indicates that...
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The photosensory function of Zmphot1 differs from that of Atphot1 due to the C-terminus of Zmphot1 during phototropic response
October 2023
The role of phot1 in triggering hypocotyl phototropism and optimizing growth orientation has been well-characterized in Arabidopsis, whereas the role of Zmphot1 in maize remains largely unclear. Here,...
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OsTHA8 encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein required for RNA editing and splicing during rice chloroplast development
October 2023
In higher plants, the chloroplast is the most important organelle for photosynthesis and for numerous essential metabolic processes in the cell. Although many genes involved in chloroplast development...
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High-throughput phenotyping of plant leaf morphological, physiological, and biochemical traits on multiple scales using optical sensing
October 2023
Acquisition of plant phenotypic information facilitates plant breeding, sheds light on gene action, and can be applied to optimize the quality of agricultural and forestry products. Because leaves often...
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Genomic location of Gb1, a unique gene conferring wheat resistance to greenbug biotype F
October 2023
Greenbug (Schizaphis graminum, Rondani) is a serious insect pest in many wheat growing regions and has been infesting cereal crops in the USA for over a century. Continuous occurrence of new greenbug...
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SPP-extractor: Automatic phenotype extraction for densely grown soybean plants
October 2023
Automatic collecting of phenotypic information from plants has become a trend in breeding and smart agriculture. Targeting mature soybean plants at the harvesting stage, which are dense and overlapping,...
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