Characterization of novel wheat-Thinopyrum ponticum introgression lines derived from partial amphiploid AUS6770 for resistance to stripe rust
Available online 18 October 2024
The wild decaploid species Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey is an important source of genes against biotic and abiotic stresses affecting wheat. The wheat–Th. ponticum partial amphiploid...
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Development of a MaizeGerm50K array and application to maize genetic studies and breeding
Available online 18 October 2024
Genotyping arrays based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) provide a low-cost, high-throughput platform. The development of a SNP array that fully reflects the genetic diversity of maize (Zea...
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CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napus
Available online 18 October 2024
Inflorescence architecture is determined by inflorescence length, branch angles and the density of siliques, which affects planting density, lodging resistance and mechanical operation in rapeseed....
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Transcriptional profiling during infection of potato NLRs and Phytophthora infestans effectors using cDNA enrichment sequencing
Available online 17 October 2024
An accurate assessment of host and pathogen gene expression during infection is critical for understanding the molecular aspects of host-pathogen interactions. Often, pathogen-derived transcripts are...
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Vitamin and zeatin treatments promote colchicine-induced haploid chromosome doubling in maize
Available online 15 October 2024
Doubled haploid (DH) technology is an efficient method used in commercial maize breeding. Chromosome doubling is a vital step of DH technology; however, the underlying processes regulating chromosome...
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Development of the A&GBE base editor for efficiently generating abundant genetic variation in rice
Available online 24 September 2024
We have developed a dual base editor, rA&GBE, by fusing adenine and glycosylase base editors. It can induce up to eight types of mutations in T0-generation rice, including single-base conversion, simultaneous...
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A glutathione S-transferase IbGSTL2 interacts with IbcPGM to increase starch content and improve starch quality in sweetpotato
Available online 21 September 2024
A glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene IbGSTL2 was cloned and characterized from sweetpotato. It harbored a variation associated with starch content in storage roots. Overexpression of IbGSTL2 increased...
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Enhancing resistance to bacterial blight in rice using CRISPR-based base editing technology
Available online 21 September 2024
Bacterial blight (BB), caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae (Xoo), poses a significant threat to rice production, particularly in Asia and West Africa. Breeding resistance against BB in elite...
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Mutations in the WUSCHEL-related homeobox1 gene cause an increased leaflet number in soybean
Available online 19 September 2024
WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) transcription factors play a crucial role in lateral organ development in several plant species; however, their precise functions in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) were...
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The wild and the valuable: The goatgrass pangenome advances wheat improvement
Available online 16 September 2024
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A rare natural variation in TaFT-D2 underlies QTss.cas-3D associated with increased total spikelet number per spike in wheat
Available online 14 September 2024
Total spikelet number per spike (TSS) is a crucial yield component in wheat. Dissecting and characterizing major stable quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with TSS can significantly enhance the...
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Spermidine alleviates drought-induced wheat floret degeneration by mitigating oxidative damage and maintaining energy homeostasis
Available online 13 September 2024
Drought stress at the booting stage causes severe floret degeneration and a decrease in grain number. Polyamines are involved in wheat floret development under drought stress, but the underlying physiological...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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