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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Rice gene OsUGT75A regulates seedling emergence under deep-sowing conditions
February 2024
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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ZmCYP90D1 regulates maize internode development by modulating brassinosteroid-mediated cell division and growth
February 2024
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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The wheat sucrose synthase gene TaSus1 is a determinant of grain number per spike
February 2024
Some haplotypes of the sucrose synthase gene TaSus1 are associated with thousand-grain weight (TGW) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). However, no mutations have been identified within the gene to test...
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The OsBSK1-2-MAPK module regulates blast resistance in rice
February 2024
Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase OsBSK1-2 was reported to play an important role in regulation of response to rice blast, but the signaling pathway remained unknown. In this study, we identified OsMAPKKK18...
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Identification and fine mapping of qSW2 for leaf slow wilting in soybean
February 2024
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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Elite, transformable haploid inducers in maize
February 2024
The introduction of alleles into commercial crop breeding pipelines is both time consuming and costly. Two technologies that are disrupting traditional breeding processes are doubled haploid (DH) breeding...
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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
February 2024
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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OsDA1 positively regulates grain width in rice
February 2024
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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Global characterization of OsPIP aquaporins reveals that the H2O2 transporter OsPIP2;6 increases resistance to rice blast
February 2024
Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs) are conserved plant aquaporins that transport small molecules across the plasma membrane to trigger instant stress responses and maintain cellular homeostasis...
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The BEL1-like transcription factor GhBLH5-A05 participates in cotton response to drought stress
February 2024
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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Development and identification of two novel wheat-rye 6R derivative lines with adult-plant resistance to powdery mildew and high-yielding potential
February 2024
Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt), is a devastating disease that seriously threatens wheat yield and quality. To control this disease, host resistance is the most effective...
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A novel Effective Panicle Number per Plant 4 haplotype enhances grain yield by coordinating panicle number and grain number in rice
February 2024
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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Mapping of powdery mildew resistance genes transferred to common wheat from wild emmer wheat revealed three functional Pm60 haplotypes
Available online 29 February 2024
Powdery mildew (PM), caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt), is one of the destructive wheat diseases worldwide. Wild emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides, WEW), a tetraploid progenitor...
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