Gene editing and overexpression of soybean miR396a reveals its role in salinity tolerance and development
Available online 8 September 2024
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are versatile regulators of gene expression at both the transcription and post-transcription levels. The microRNA miR396 plays vital roles in growth, development, and resistance to...
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The phytohormone jasmonic acid is involved in rice resistance to Southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus
Available online 7 September 2024
Viruses are significant pathogens causing severe plant infections and crop losses globally. The resistance mechanisms of rice to viral diseases, particularly Southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus...
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Natural variation in ZmGRF10 regulates tolerance to phosphate deficiency in maize by modulating phosphorus remobilization
Available online 7 September 2024
Phosphorus is a limiting factor in agriculture due to restricted availability in soil and low utilization efficiency of crops. The identification of superior haplotypes of key genes responsible for...
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Fine mapping of the powdery mildew resistance gene PmXQ-0508 in bread wheat
August 2024
In a wheat breeding line XQ-0508 showing consistent resistance to powdery mildew disease, a recessive gene, designated PmXQ-0508, was identified and mapped to a distal region on chromosome arm 2BS....
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Development of an Agrobacterium-mediated CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system in jute (Corchorus capsularis)
August 2024
Jute (Corchorus capsularis L.) is the second most important natural plant fiber source after cotton. However, developing an efficient gene editing system for jute remains a challenge. In this study,...
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Auxin–brassinosteroid crosstalk: Regulating rice plant architecture and grain shape
August 2024
Rice (Oryza sativa) plant architecture and grain shape, which determine grain quality and yield, are modulated by auxin and brassinosteroid via regulation of cell elongation and proliferation. We review...
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Introgression of lac6/tl1/du13 improves the palatability of japonica rice
August 2024
Amylose content (AC) is a crucial determinant of the eating and cooking quality (ECQ) of rice, with low AC varieties exhibiting a softer texture and greater stickiness −attributes that enhance palatability...
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Genes controlling grain chalkiness in rice
August 2024
With rising living standards, there is an increasing demand for high-quality rice. Rice quality is mainly defined by milling quality, appearance quality, cooking and eating quality, and nutrition quality....
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Arginine promotes seed energy metabolism, increasing wheat seed germination at low temperature
August 2024
Low temperatures during germination inhibit seed growth, lead to small and weak seedlings, and significantly reduce the wheat yield. Alleviating the adverse effects of low temperature on wheat seed...
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Engineering high amylose and resistant starch in maize by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of starch branching enzymes
August 2024
To improve the amylose content (AC) and resistant starch content (RSC) of maize kernel starch, we employed the CRISPR/Cas9 system to create mutants of starch branching enzyme I (SBEI) and starch branching...
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A glycine-rich nuclear effector VdCE51 of Verticillium dahliae suppresses plant immune responses by inhibiting the accumulation of GhTRXH2
August 2024
Verticillium dahliae is an important soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes great yield losses in many cash crops. Effectors of this fungus are known to regulate plant immunity but the mechanism much...
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Apical meristem transcriptome analysis identifies a role for the blue light receptor gene GhFKF1 in cotton architecture development
August 2024
Cotton architecture is determined by the differentiation fate transition of axillary meristem (AM), and influences cotton yield and the efficiency of mechanized harvesting. We observed that the initiation...
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qGW11a/OsCAT8, encoding an amino acid permease, negatively regulates grain size and weight in rice
August 2024
Grain size is a key factor influencing grain weight in rice. In this study, a chromosome segment substitution line (CSSL9-17) was identified, that exhibits a significant reduction in both grain size...
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Development of a novel critical nitrogen concentration–cumulative transpiration curve for optimizing nitrogen management under varying irrigation conditions in winter wheat
August 2024
Accurate nitrogen (N) nutrition diagnosis is essential for improving N use efficiency in crop production. The widely used critical N (Nc) dilution curve traditionally depends solely on agronomic variables,...
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Advances in the study of auxin early response genes: Aux/IAA, GH3, and SAUR
August 2024
Auxin plays a crucial role in all aspects of plant growth and development. Auxin can induce the rapid and efficient expression of some genes, which are named auxin early response genes (AERGs), mainly...
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Multi-genome evolutionary study of the ABC1 gene family and identification of the pleiotropic effects of OsABC1-13 in rice development
August 2024
In four rice genomes, 85 ABC1-family genes were identified by comparative genomics, evolution, genetics, and physiology. One, OsABC1-13, was shown by knockdown and knockout experiments to affect plant...
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Legume green manure can intensify the function of chemical nitrogen fertilizer substitution via increasing nitrogen supply and uptake of wheat
August 2024
Achieving the green development of agriculture requires the reduction of chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizer input. Previous studies have confirmed that returning green manure to the field is an effective...
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Co-incorporating green manure and crop straw increases crop productivity and improves soil quality with low greenhouse-gas emissions in a crop rotation
August 2024
In a nine-year field experiment in a wheat–maize–sunflower cropping system in Hetao Irrigation Area, Inner Mongolia, China, organic amendments applied as straw, manure, green manure, and the combination...
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The DUF579 proteins GhIRX15s regulate cotton fiber development by interacting with proteins involved in xylan synthesis
August 2024
Cotton provides the most abundant natural fiber for the textile industry. The mature cotton fiber largely consists of secondary cell walls with the highest proportion of cellulose and a small amount...
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CRISPR/CasRx-mediated resistance to Soybean mosaic virus in soybean
August 2024
Soybean mosaic virus (SMV), an RNA virus, is the most common and destructive pathogenic virus in soybean fields. The newly developed CRISPR/Cas immune system has provided a novel strategy for improving...
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Utilizing auxin dwarf genes to optimize seed yield and lodging resistance in rapeseed
August 2024
Direct-seeding rapeseed production at high plant density raises the risk of lodging. We investigated the use of dwarf genes to improve rapeseed plant architecture to balance yield and lodging. Three...
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WPA1 encodes a vWA domain protein that regulates wheat plant architecture
August 2024
Plant height, spike, leaf, stem and grain morphologies are key components of plant architecture and related to wheat yield. A wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) mutant, wpa1, displaying temperature-dependent...
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Differences between two wheat genotypes in the development of floret primordia and contents of pigments and hormones
August 2024
Promoting more floret primordia within a spike to acquire fertile potential during the differentiation and pre-dimorphism phases is critical for increasing the number of fertile florets per spike (NFFs)....
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