Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food for more than half of the world's population. To meet
the ever-increasing demand for food, because of population growth and improved living …

Although grain size is one of the most important components of grain yield, little information
is known about the mechanisms that determine final grain size in crops. Here we …

Molecular breeding of rice for high yield, superior grain quality, and strong environmental
adaptability is crucial for feeding the world’s rapidly growing population. The increasingly …

Chlorophyll (Chl) b is a ubiquitous accessory pigment in land plants, green algae, and
prochlorophytes. This pigment is synthesized from Chl a by chlorophyllide a oxygenase and plays …

Lesion mimic mutants spontaneously produce disease spots in the absence of biotic or
abiotic stresses. Analyzing lesion mimic mutants’ sheds light on the mechanisms underlying …

Plant architecture is a complex agronomic trait and a major factor of crop yield, which is
affected by several important hormones. Strigolactones (SLs) are identified as a new class …

In this study, one major QTL affecting gel consistency (GC) of japonica/indica cross was
identified on chromosome 6 using a DH population. To understand the molecular mechanism …

The biosynthesis and modification of cell wall composition and structure are controlled by
hundreds of enzymes and have a direct consequence on plant growth and development. …

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas9 is the third
generation of novel targeted genome editing technology after zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) and …

In grass, the spikelet is a unique inflorescence structure that directly determines grain yield.
Despite a great deal of research, the molecular mechanisms behind spikelet development …