Mapping upland crop–rice cropping systems for targeted sustainable intensification in South China
Available online 23 March 2024
Upland crop-rice cropping systems (UCR) facilitate sustainable agricultural intensification. Accurate UCR cultivation mapping is needed to ensure food security, sustainable water management, and rural...
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Effects of dense planting patterns on photosynthetic traits of different vertical layers and yield of wheat under different nitrogen rates
Available online 20 March 2024
A two-year field experiment was conducted to measure the effects of densification methods on photosynthesis and yield of densely planted wheat. Inter-plant and inter-row distances were used to define...
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Synergistic effects of planting density and nitrogen fertilization on chlorophyll degradation and leaf senescence after silking in maize
Available online 13 March 2024
Regulating planting density and nitrogen (N) fertilization could delay chlorophyll (Chl) degradation and leaf senescence in maize cultivars. This study measured changes in ear leaf green area (GLAear),...
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MIR1868 negatively regulates rice cold tolerance at both the seedling and booting stages
Available online 13 March 2024
Low temperature causes rice yield losses of up to 30%–40%, therefore increasing its cold tolerance is a breeding target. Few genes in rice are reported to confer cold tolerance at both the vegetative...
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Natural variation of GmFNSII-2 contributes to drought resistance by modulating enzyme activity in soybean
Available online 13 March 2024
As an essential crop that provides vegetable oil and protein, soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is widely planted all over the world. However, the scarcity of water resources worldwide has seriously...
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Hormonal and epigenetic regulation of root responses to salinity stress
Available online 13 March 2024
Salinity stress is a major environmental stress affecting crop productivity, and its negative impact on global food security is only going to increase, due to current climate trends. Salinity tolerance...
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Genome-wide association mapping and genomic prediction of stalk rot in two mid-altitude tropical maize populations
Available online 11 March 2024
Maize stalk rot reduces grain yield and quality. Information about the genetics of resistance to maize stalk rot could help breeders design effective breeding strategies for the trait. Genomic prediction...
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Rice AGL1 determines grain size and sterile lemma identity
Available online 11 March 2024
The grass spikelet is a unique inflorescence structure that determines grain size. Although many genetic factors have been well characterized for grain size and glume development, the underlying molecular...
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Unraveling the regulatory network of flower coloration in soybean: Insights into roles of GmMYBA3 and GmMYBR1
Available online 7 March 2024
Anthocyanins play crucial roles in pollen protection and pollinator attraction in flowering plants. However, the mechanisms underlying flower color determination and whether floral anthocyanin regulators...
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The cytosolic isoform of triosephosphate isomerase, ZmTPI4, is required for kernel development and starch synthesis in maize (Zea mays L.)
Available online 7 March 2024
Triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) is an enzyme that functions in plant energy production, accumulation, and conversion. To understand its function in maize, we characterized a maize TPI mutant, zmtpi4....
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SsdchA is a novel secretory cellobiohydrolase driving pathogenicity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Available online 5 March 2024
The necrotrophic fungus, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, employs an array of cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs), including cellulase, to dismantle host cell walls. However, the molecular mechanisms through...
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Sugarcane transcription factor ScWRKY4 negatively regulates resistance to pathogen infection through the JA signaling pathway
February 2024
WRKY transcription factors, transcriptional regulators unique to plants, play an important role in defense response to pathogen infection. However, the resistance mechanisms of WRKY genes in sugarcane...
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The ABA synthesis enzyme allele OsNCED2T promotes dryland adaptation in upland rice
February 2024
Upland rice shows dryland adaptation in the form of a deeper and denser root system and greater drought resistance than its counterpart, irrigated rice. Our previous study revealed a difference in the...
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Decoding the inconsistency of six cropland maps in China
February 2024
Accurate cropland information is critical for agricultural planning and production, especially in food-stressed countries like China. Although widely used medium-to-high-resolution satellite-based cropland...
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Genome-wide association with transcriptomics reveals a shade-tolerance gene network in soybean
February 2024
Shade tolerance is essential for soybeans in inter/relay cropping systems. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) integrated with transcriptome sequencing was performed to identify genes and construct...
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Identification of Fusarium wilt resistance gene SiRLK1 in Sesamum indicum L.
February 2024
Sesame Fusarium wilt (SFW), caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. sesami (Fos), is one of the most devastating diseases affecting sesame cultivation. Deciphering the genetic control of SFW resistance...
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Drought-triggered repression of miR166 promotes drought tolerance in soybean
February 2024
Drought stress limits agricultural productivity worldwide. Identifying and characterizing genetic components of drought stress-tolerance networks may improve crop resistance to drought stress. We show...
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Natural variation of an autophagy-family gene among rice subspecies affects grain size and weight
February 2024
Elucidating the genetic basis of natural variation in grain size and weight among rice varieties can help breeders develop high-yielding varieties. We identified a novel gene, GW3a (Grain Weight 3a)...
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A polygalacturonase gene OsPG1 modulates water homeostasis in rice
February 2024
A dynamic plant architecture is the basis of plant adaptation to changing environments. Although many genes regulating leaf rolling have been identified, genes directly associated with water homeostasis...
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Wetting alternating with partial drying during grain filling increases lysine biosynthesis in inferior rice grain
February 2024
Lysine content is a criterion of the nutritional quality of rice. Understanding the process of lysine biosynthesis in early-flowering superior grain (SG) and late-flowering inferior grain (IG) of rice...
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Genome-wide association study of seedling nitrogen-use efficiency-associated traits in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
February 2024
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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Haploids can be induced in knockout mutants of OsPLA1, but not OsDMP3 or OsDMP6, in rice
February 2024
Doubled haploid (DH) technology is an important tool in crop breeding because it can significantly accelerate the breeding process. ZmPLA1/MATL/NLD and ZmDMP are two key genes controlling haploid induction...
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Trehalose: A sugar molecule involved in temperature stress management in plants
February 2024
Trehalose (Tre) is a non-reducing disaccharide found in many species, including bacteria, fungi, invertebrates, yeast, and even plants, where it acts as an osmoprotectant, energy source, or protein/membrane...
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Remote sensing of quality traits in cereal and arable production systems: A review
February 2024
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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A dynamic regulation of nitrogen on floret primordia development in wheat
February 2024
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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