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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Transcription factor OsWRKY72 is involved in Cu/Cd toxicity by regulating lignin synthesis in rice
October 2024
Maintenance of ion homeostasis in plant cells is an essential physiological requirement for sustainable growth, development, and yield of crops. Plants respond to high levels of heavy metals such as...
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Calmodulins and calmodulin-like proteins-mediated plant organellar calcium signaling networks under abiotic stress
October 2024
Plant calmodulins (CaMs) and calmodulin-like proteins (CMLs) mediate Ca2+ signaling in response to abiotic stresses. Manipulation of this signaling in crops could increase stress tolerance. We review...
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The transcription factor ZmNAC84 increases maize salt tolerance by regulating ZmCAT1 expression
October 2024
Salt stress severely affects plant growth and yield. The transcription factor NAC plays a variety of important roles in plant abiotic stress, but we know relatively little about the specific molecular...
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ZmbZIP27 regulates nitrogen-mediated leaf angle by modulating lignin deposition in maize
October 2024
In grain crops such as maize (Zea mays), leaf angle (LA) is a key agronomic trait affecting light interception and thus planting density and yield. Nitrogen (N) affects LA in plants, but we lack a good...
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Origin of the presence/absence variation of the LTIA1/LTIA2 mini-ribonuclease III genes required for low-temperature growth in rice
October 2024
A rice low temperature-induced albino variant was determined by the recessive ltia1 and ltia2 genes. LTIA1 and LTIA2 encode highly conserved mini-ribonucleases III located in chloroplasts and expressed...
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The ZmHSF08-ZmUGT92A1 module regulates heat tolerance by altering reactive oxygen species levels in maize
October 2024
GTs (Glycosyltransferases) are important in plant growth and abiotic stresses. However, its role in maize heat response is far from clear. Here, we describe the constitutively expressed UDP-glycosyltransferase...
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Nanoparticles and their crosstalk with stress mitigators: A novel approach towards abiotic stress tolerance in agricultural systems
October 2024
Plants are exposed to adverse environmental conditions, including cold, drought, heat, salinity, and heavy metals, which negatively impact plant growth and productivity of edible crops worldwide. Although...
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Vital contribution of brassinosteroids to hypoxia-stimulated coleoptile elongation in submerged rice
October 2024
The rapid elongation of rice (Oryza sativa) coleoptile is pivotal for the plant plumule to evade hypoxia stress induced by submergence, a condition often arising from overirrigation, ponding, rainstorms,...
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Ethylene accelerates maize leaf senescence in response to nitrogen deficiency by regulating chlorophyll metabolism and autophagy
October 2024
Leaf senescence is an orderly and highly coordinated process, and finely regulated by ethylene and nitrogen (N), ultimately affecting grain yield and nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE). However, the underlying...
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Zinc finger protein ZFP36 and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase PDK1 function in ABA-mediated aluminum tolerance in rice
October 2024
Aluminum (Al) toxicity poses a significant constraint on field crop yields in acid soils. Zinc finger protein 36 (ZFP36) is well-documented for its pivotal role in enhancing tolerance to both drought...
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PHD17 acts as a target of miR1320 to negatively control cold tolerance via JA-activated signaling in rice
October 2024
Plant Homeo Domain (PHD) proteins are involved in diverse biological processes during plant growth. However, the regulation of PHD genes on rice cold stress response remains largely unknown. Here, we...
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Selenium–nitrogen-co-doped carbon dots increase rice seedling growth and salt resistance
October 2024
Soil salinity seriously affects the utilization of farmland and threatens the crop production. Here, a selenium-nitrogen-co-doped carbon dots was developed, which increased rice seedling growth and...
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Regulatory mechanisms of iron homeostasis in maize mediated by ZmFIT
October 2024
Regulation of iron homeostasis in maize remains unclear, despite the known roles of FER-Like Fe deficiency-induced transcription factor (FIT) in Arabidopsis and rice. ZmFIT, like AtFIT and OsFIT, interacts...
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Nanopriming with selenium doped carbon dots improved rapeseed germination and seedling salt tolerance
October 2024
Soil salinity is a big environmental issue affecting crop production. Although seed nanopriming has been widely used to improve seed germination and seedling growth under salinity, our knowledge about...
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Hormonal and epigenetic regulation of root responses to salinity stress
October 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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Understanding mechanisms for differential salinity tissue tolerance between quinoa and spinach: Zooming on ROS-inducible ion channels
October 2024
Soil salinity is a worldwide issue and a major threat to global food security. Salinity tolerance is a complex mechanism that is conferred by numerous molecular, physiological, and biochemical traits....
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Recent omics progress in nanobiotechnology for plant abiotic stress tolerance improvement
October 2024
Use of nanomaterials (NMs) to improve plant abiotic stress tolerance (AST) is a hot topic in NM-enabled agriculture. Previous studies mainly focused on the physiological and biochemical responses of...
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Making wheat salt tolerant: What is missing?
October 2024
The growing global population presents a significant challenge to ensuring food security, further compounded by the increasing threat of salinity to agricultural productivity. Wheat, a major staple...
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Increased sugar content impairs pollen fertility and reduces seed-setting in high-photosynthetic-efficiency rice
Available online 22 October 2024
Crop yield depends on biomass, which is primarily associated with photosynthesis. We previously demonstrated that two photorespiratory bypasses, i.e., GOC (glycolate oxidase + oxalate oxidase + catalase)...
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Integrated multi-omics reveals contrasting epigenetic patterns in leaf and root morphogenesis in Aegilops speltoides
Available online 18 October 2024
Aegilops speltoides, the closest ancestor of the wheat B subgenome, has been well studied genomically. However, the epigenetic landscape of Ae. speltoides and the effects of epigenetics on its growth...
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