Engineered intraspecific hybrid lethality enables rapid haploid isolation and cytoplasm conversion in tobacco
August 2026
Haploid plants can improve the efficiency of cultivar development by shortening breeding cycles and increasing genetic gain per unit of time. The ability to produce androgenic haploids from seed can...
FLASH: A high-efficiency soybean-native protoplast platform for real-time protein localization and interaction studies
August 2026
Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), is one of the world’s most important oilseed and economic crops, yet its cell-biology-oriented gene-function studies remain hampered by low transformation efficiency...
One-step strategy for developing wheat haploid inducer lines with efficient markers for haploid identification
August 2026
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important staple crops globally. Doubled haploid technology enables rapid development of pure lines and has been extended from maize to several other...
An efficient machine-learning framework for genomic selection of optimal crosses in soybean germplasm population
August 2026
Genomic selection (GS) has provided a comprehensive framework for efficient breeding by linking phenotypes to genome-wide markers. However, research on GS has predominantly focused on improving genotype-to-phenotype...
Pathogen-inducible gene LRD6-6E315Q breaks the trade-off between disease resistance and yield in rice
August 2026
Although some lesion mimic mutants (LMMs) confer broad-spectrum disease resistance, their constitutive autoimmunity often penalizes plant growth and yield, limiting their application in crop breeding....
Identification of genes that confer a semi-determinate growth habit in faba bean
August 2026
In faba bean (Vicia faba L.), growth habit determines plant architecture and significantly influences flowering, podding patterns, and maturity. A recently identified semi-determinate germplasm exhibits...
Genetic identification of AhGH15, a gene under convergent selection during peanut growth habit domestication and breeding
August 2026
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea), a globally important oilseed crop, exhibits contrasting growth habits between wild species (prostrate) and cultivated varieties (erect or spreading), but the underlying mechanism...
Fine mapping of the stripe rust resistance gene Yr85 in wheat
August 2026
Breeding resistant wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars is the most efficient way to manage wheat stripe rust, a highly destructive disease caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici...
Dissecting the genetic basis for resistance to pre-harvest sprouting in a wheat line with strong seed dormancy
August 2026
Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) significantly reduces yield and quality in wheat (Triticum aestivum). One effective way to address this issue is to identify and deploy quantitative trait loci (QTL) for...
Root cortical senescence: An adaptive mechanism for drought tolerance in crops
August 2026
Senescence allows plants to remove unnecessary tissues and recycle nutrients. Substantial work has focused on the senescence of aboveground tissues such as leaves; by contrast, the senescence of underground...
Stubble rolling primes axillary bud regeneration and increases grain yield in mechanically harvested ratoon rice in South China
August 2026
Rice ratooning produces a second harvest from the growth of axillary buds that remain on the stubble after the main crop is harvested. Stubble rolling after mechanical harvesting may regenerate roots...
Drone-ordered hill direct seeding: A new sowing technology with increased lodging resistance of direct-seeded rice
August 2026
Direct-seeded rice is a labor-saving and simplified planting pattern, usually accompanied by an increase in lodging risk. Improving the population structure has been demonstrated as an effective approach...
Responses of climatic resource use efficiency and wheat yield to green manure planting on the Loess Plateau
August 2026
Green manure is increasingly used to replace fallow because of its ecosystem benefits, yet its effects on subsequent crops remain uncertain in water-limited regions with high climatic variability. Accordingly,...
Mapping and introgression of all-stage stripe rust resistance gene Yr1T from Aegilops mutica into common wheat using a dominant Ph1-suppression system
August 2026
Aegilops mutica (genome T) harbors stripe rust resistance and is a potentially valuable genetic resource for broadening the genetic basis of disease resistance in common wheat. A dominant Ph1-suppression...
Heat shock transcription factor ZmHsfA5 coordinates with ZmHsp9 to enhance thermotolerance in maize
August 2026
Heat shock transcription factors (HSFs) have roles in plant thermotolerance. However, the functional characterization and regulatory analyses of HSFs in maize remain limited. In this study, we cloned...
The soybean CDPK gene family: Genome-wide analysis and the role of GmCDPK14 in nodulation
August 2026
Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) function as key sensors of Ca2+ signals in plants; however, their roles in soybean-rhizobial symbiosis and biological nitrogen fixation remain poorly understood....
OsBSR1 increases rice blast immunity by suppressing the enzymatic activity of the sulfite oxidase OsSO1
August 2026
The objective of this study was to determine how the rice receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase OsBSR1 positively regulates broad-spectrum disease resistance. Our results showed that OsBSR1 is induced upon...
A boron transporter, BnaC3.BOR1, is critical for boron regulation in roots, stem integrity, and floral organs in Brassica napus L.
August 2026
Brassica napus L. is an allotetraploid plant that contains numerous boron (B) transporter genes, the functions of which are largely unknown. Here, we identified BnaC3.BOR1, a gene expressed in various...
PhytoCell: An ensemble learning framework for identifying cell states in plant scRNA-seq data
August 2026
Single-cell transcriptome sequencing (scRNA-seq) can reveal the roles of diverse cells in an organism, but accurately classifying cell subpopulations and their marker genes remains a challenge. Here,...
Single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals transcriptional response of wheat roots and leaves to salt stress
August 2026
Deeper understanding of the mechanism by which wheat responds to salt stress (SS) remains a major challenge due to the scarcity of available single-cell/nucleus transcriptomics resources. Here, in order...
Hypocotyl–apical hook coordination determines cotton emergence under low-temperature and salinity stress
August 2026
Seedling emergence is a major determinant of stand establishment and subsequent yield formation in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), yet it is highly vulnerable to early-season low temperature and soil...
Gene-edited staple crops: Global research and development and industrial prospects
August 2026
Gene-editing methods have significantly advanced genetic improvement and variety development in major food crops and have potential to make further major contributions to food security and human health....
High panicle potassium fertilizer application mitigates heat-induced yield loss in mid-season rice by optimizing source-sink relationships and promoting transpirational cooling
August 2026
Extremely high temperatures (HT) caused by global warming pose serious threats to rice production. Potassium (K) is critical for plant stress tolerance, but its role in mitigating heat damage remains...
Integrated effects of aerobic tillage and controlled irrigation on rice yield and greenhouse gas emissions in a high-latitude rice growing region
August 2026
Rice is a major food crop in China, and paddy fields are an important agricultural source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Achieving high yields while reducing GHG emissions is essential for national...
Straw incorporation surpasses mulching for wheat yield and water use efficiency under deficit irrigation on the North China Plain
August 2026
In the water-scarce North China Plain (NCP), choosing between straw mulching (SM) for surface conservation and straw incorporation (SI) for soil amelioration is a critical agricultural dilemma. However,...