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ISSN: 2214-5141
CN: 10-1112/S
p-ISSN: 2095-5421

GA Associated Dwarf 5 encodes an ent-kaurenoic acid oxidase required for maize gibberellin biosynthesis and morphogenesis

Gibberellin (GA) functions in plant growth and development. However, genes involved in the biosynthesis and regulation of GA in crop plants are poorly understood. We isolated the mutant gad5-1 (GA-Associated...

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Puccinia triticina effector protein Pt_21 interacts with wheat thaumatin-like protein TaTLP1 to inhibit its antifungal activity and suppress wheat apoplast immunity

Puccinia triticina (Pt), as the causal agent of wheat leaf rust, employs a plethora of effector proteins to modulate wheat immunity for successful colonization. Understanding the molecular mechanisms...

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Introgression of QTL from Aegilops tauschii enhances yield-related traits in common wheat

To break the narrow diversity bottleneck of the wheat D genome, a set of Aegilops tauschii-wheat introgression (A-WI) lines was developed by crossing Ae. tauschii accession T015 with common wheat elite...

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The photosensory function of Zmphot1 differs from that of Atphot1 due to the C-terminus of Zmphot1 during phototropic response

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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RPNet: Rice plant counting after tillering stage based on plant attention and multiple supervision network

Rice is a major food crop and is planted worldwide. Climatic deterioration, population growth, farmland shrinkage, and other factors have necessitated the application of cutting-edge technology to achieve...

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Fine mapping of a major QTL qHYF_B06 for peanut yield

High yield is a major objective for peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) breeding worldwide. However, fewer yield-related quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been reported in peanut than in other staple food...

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Rice ferredoxin OsFd4 contributes to oxidative stress tolerance but compromises defense against blight bacteria

Ferredoxins (Fds) in plastids are the most upstream stromal electron receptors shuttling electrons to downstream metabolic systems and function in various physiological processes of dicots, but their...

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Disruption of LEAF LESION MIMIC 4 affects ABA synthesis and ROS accumulation in rice

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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Genetic improvement of legume roots for adaption to acid soils

Acid soils occupy approximately 50% of potentially arable lands. Improving crop productivity in acid soils, therefore, will be crucial for ensuring food security and agricultural sustainability. High...

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GmNLP7a inhibits soybean nodulation by interacting with GmNIN1a

Nitrogen (N) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and productivity. Leguminous plants establish symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria to use atmospheric dinitrogen...

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Resequencing-based QTL mapping for yield and resistance traits reveals great potential of Oryza longistaminata in rice breeding

As a natural genetic reservoir, wild rice contains many favorable alleles and mutations conferring high yield and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, there are few reports describing...

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FGW1, a protein containing DUF630 and DUF632 domains, regulates grain size and filling in Oryza sativa L.

Grain filling influences grain size and quality in cereal crops. The molecular mechanisms that regulate grain endosperm development remain elusive. In this study, we characterized a filling-defective...

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Late spring cold reduces grain number at various spike positions by regulating spike growth and assimilate distribution in winter wheat

Late spring cold (LSC) occurred in the reproductive period of wheat impairs spike and floret differentiation during the reproductive period, when young spikelets are very cold-sensitive. However, under...

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Genetic analysis of GEFs and GDIs in rice reveals the roles of OsGEF5, OsGDI1, and OsGEF3 in the regulation of grain size and plant height

Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and guanine nucleotide-dissociation inhibitors (GDIs) regulate small GTPase proteins, which function as molecular switches in various signaling pathways, but...

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TATA-box binding protein-associated factor 2 regulates grain size in rice

Grain size, characterized by a combination of grain length, width, and thickness, is one of the major determinants of yield in rice. The present study identified TATA-box binding protein-associated...

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Fertility, genome stability, and homozygosity in a diverse set of resynthesized rapeseed lines

Rapeseed (Brassica napus, AACC) was formed by hybridization between progenitor species Brassica rapa (AA) and Brassica oleracea (CC). As a result of a limited number of hybridization events between...

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Phenotypical and gene co-expression network analyses of seed shattering in divergent sorghum (Sorghum spp.)

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], a multipurpose C4 crop, is also a model species of the Poaceae family for plant research. During the process of domestication, the modification of seed dispersal...

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Three novel alleles of OsGS1 developed by base-editing-mediated artificial evolution confer glufosinate tolerance in rice

Only few glufosinate-tolerant genes, such as phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT) and bialaphos resistance (bar) identified from Streptomyces, are currently available for developing genetically...

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Genetic variation in GmCRP contributes to nodulation in soybean (Glycine max Merr.)

Symbiosis between soybean and rhizobia contributes to soybean yield and quality. Although secreted rhizobial type III effectors are known to regulate infection and promote nitrogen fixation, much about...

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Non-conventional peptides in plants: From gene regulation to crop improvement

Conventional peptides (CPs) and non-conventional peptides (NCPs) are generated from small open reading frames, but most CPs are derived from large precursors. NCPs, which are derived from sequences...

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Comparative DNA-methylome and transcriptome analysis reveals heterosis- and polyploidy-associated epigenetic changes in rice

Heterosis and polyploidy have an overwhelming influence on plant evolution. Recently, polyploid rice hybrids have been used to breed new rice varieties because they combine the advantages of both heterosis...

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Exogenous SA or 6-BA maintains photosynthetic activity in maize leaves under high temperature stress

With global warming, high-temperature (HT) stress has become a major abiotic stress for crops, in particular summer maize in China. Photosynthesis is sensitive to HT. Salicylic acid (SA) and 6-benzyladenine...

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BnbHLH92a negatively regulates anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in Brassica napus

Yellow seed trait is a desirable characteristic with potential for increasing seed quality and commercial value in rapeseed, and anthocyanin and proanthocyanidins (PAs) are major seed-coat pigments....

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GhIQD10 interacts with GhCaM7 to control cotton fiber elongation via calcium signaling

IQ67-domain (IQD) proteins function in plant defense and in organ development. The mechanisms by which they influence cotton fiber development are unknown. In the present study, GhIQD10 was expressed...

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A small knottin-like peptide negatively regulates in wheat to stripe rust resistance during early infection of wheat

Although Blufensins (Bln) have important functions in the response of plants to biotic stress the precise functioning of Bln in wheat remains largely unknown. Here we isolated a Bln gene (TaBln4) from...

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