Maize prolonged prophase 1 is essential for meiotic progression in pollen mother cells
Available online 21 December 2024
Meiosis, a critical process for sexual reproduction, requires precise regulation to ensure the correct progression of meiotic stages. In yeast and animals, errors in meiotic recombination and homologous...
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Natural variations in a barley aldehyde oxidase 1 gene affect seed germination and malting quality
Available online 21 December 2024
Multiple phytohormones, including gibberellin (GA), abscisic acid (ABA), and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), regulate seed germination. In this study, a barley aldehyde oxidase 1 (HvAO1) gene was identified,...
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Delaying wheat sowing date and increasing sowing rate promotes lignin synthesis and reduces lodging
Available online 21 December 2024
Population size plays a crucial role in determining wheat yields. Altered carbohydrate accumulation resulting from increased competition between populations and individuals leads to poor-quality stems....
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ZmADT2 regulates maize kernel development via the auxin signaling pathway
Available online 19 December 2024
Arogenate dehydratase (ADT) catalyzes the final step in phenylalanine synthesis and is crucial for plant development and metabolism. Previously, we demonstrated that the ADT/prephenate dehydratase ZmADT2...
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Maize yield in a strip-till system can be increased by increasing nitrogen accumulation, plant growth, and ear development around silking stage in Northeast China
Available online 16 December 2024
Strip-till (ST), including straw mulching in the inter-row and localized fertilization in the intra-row, is a conservation tillage system for improving soil quality and crop growth. However, the yield...
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Sugarcane genetics: Underlying theory and practical application
Available online 14 December 2024
Sugarcane is recognized as the fifth largest crop globally, supplying 80 % of sugar and 40 % of bioenergy production. However, sugarcane genetic research has significantly lagged behind other crops...
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The CK1-Opaque2 module orchestrates endosperm filling and nutrient storage in maize seeds
Available online 12 December 2024
Phosphorylation is one of the major posttranslational modifications to control plant growth and development. Opaque2 (O2) represents a central hub for endosperm filling, which largely determines seed...
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Physiological and agronomic effects of regulated-deficit irrigation on soybean grown under arid climatic conditions
Available online 5 December 2024
Drought is one of the most severe environmental stresses affecting soybean growth and development, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. The aim of this experiment is to evaluate the effect of regulated...
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Discrepant involvement of homologous repair and non-homologous end joining pathways in maize development and growth
Available online 5 December 2024
Chromosomal DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are often generated in the genome of all living organisms. To combat DNA damage, organisms have evolved several DSB repair mechanisms, with nonhomologous...
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Modulation of rice grain shape and appearance by the GS10-encoded long coiled-coil protein
Available online 28 November 2024
Rice grain size is a primary characteristic essential for artificial domestication and breeding, governed by grain length, width, and thickness. In this study, we cloned Grain Size 10 (GS10), a novel...
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JAZ proteins: Key regulators of plant growth and stress response
Available online 26 November 2024
The jasmonate ZIM-domain (JAZ) family of proteins serves as co-receptors and transcriptional repressors of jasmonic acid (JA) in plants. Their functional diversity and multiple roles make them important...
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Optimizing trade-offs between light transmittance and intraspecific competition under varying crop layouts in a maize–soybean strip relay cropping system
Available online 23 November 2024
Light is one of the most important environmental factors for plant growth and development. In relay cropping systems, crop layouts influence light distribution, affecting light use efficiency (LUE)....
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Omics big data for crop improvement: Opportunities and challenges
Available online 23 November 2024
The application of advanced omics technologies in plant science has generated an enormous dataset of sequences, expression profiles, and phenotypic traits, collectively termed “big data” for their significant...
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Fine mapping of a major QTL on chromosome A05 conferring pod size in peanut
Available online 23 November 2024
Pod size is a key agronomic trait that influences peanut yield greatly. However, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying pod size is limited. In this study, we employed a segregating population...
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Cyt02 encodes cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, increasing rice (Oryza sativa L.) resistance to sheath blight
Available online 23 November 2024
Rice sheath blight (RSB) is a major destructive disease impeding rice production. Identifying key germplasm resources with increased resistance remains a challenge. However, the mechanisms underlying...
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Functions of transcription factor superfamilies in rice immunity
Available online 17 November 2024
The emergence of novel phytopathogens and the accelerated spread of plant diseases to new regions, driven by global climate change, constitute significant threats to agricultural resources. Rice, a...
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Assessing climate effects on wheat yield heterogeneity in the North China Plain and evolution from 1960 to 2020
Available online 17 November 2024
This study quantified climate effects on wheat yield heterogeneity in the North China Plain from 1960 to 2020, by integrating the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator, Optimal Parameters–based...
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Rice ONAC005-OsMADS50-OsMADS56 interaction downregulates OsLFL1 in promoting long-day-dependent flowering
Available online 17 November 2024
The transition from the vegetative to reproductive stage (flowering) is a critical stage in the life cycle of plants. Transition to flowering is controlled by a complex photoperiod-dependent network....
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Identification of key enzymes in lignocellulose biosynthesis from dynamic observations in maize stalks
Available online 17 November 2024
Maize stalk lignin and cellulose contents are linked to lodging resistance, disease resistance, feed quality and ethanol conversion efficiency. After the six-leaf stage of maize (V6), these constituents...
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CRISPR–Cas9-mediated promoter editing of FERONIA-Like receptor 13 increases plant growth and disease resistance in rice
Available online 17 November 2024
Receptor kinases play a pivotal role in detecting environmental signals, and consequently, gene pleiotropy is frequently observed within this family. However, the trade-off in trait expression resulting...
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Two splicing variants of amino acid transporter-like 4 (OsATL4) negatively regulate rice tillering and yield by mediating the transport of amino acids
Available online 17 November 2024
Amino acids are the primary form of nitrogen utilization in higher plants, mainly transported by amino acid transporters. In this study, we analyzed the natural variation of amino acid transporter-like...
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A natural allelic variant of GmSW17.1 confers high 100-seed weight in soybean
Available online 16 November 2024
Soybean (Glycine max) is an important and valuable crop, providing oil and proteins for both humans and animals. Seed weight is a key trait that determines soybean yields; however, the genes and mechanisms...
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Endoplasmic reticulum adenylate transporter activity affects amino acid metabolism under photorespiratory conditions
Available online 13 November 2024
The involvement of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized adenylate transporter1 (ER-ANT1) in photorespiratory metabolism has been established, yet its precise physiological function remains uncertain....
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Natural variation in ZmGRF10 regulates tolerance to phosphate deficiency in maize by modulating phosphorus remobilization
October 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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The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in rice
October 2024
Shanlan upland rice is an important landrace resource with high drought stress (DS) tolerance. Despite its importance, genes responsible for yield in Shanlan upland rice have yet to be discovered. Our...
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