Medicago truncatula has acted as the model species for alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.
complex), which is the most widely grown forage legume worldwide. Improving forage …

Plant biology research has currently entered the post-genomics era with the advances in
genomic technologies. The unprecedented development of genomics and application in …

Owing to the increasing global population and food demand, cereals are the important
source of food supply in the world. Due to global warming and other stresses, the overall …

Burgeoning world population, decreased water supply and land resources, coupled with
climate change, result in severe stress conditions and a great threat to the global food …

The stem base of alfalfa is a critical part for its overwintering, regeneration, and yield. To
better understand the specificity and importance of the stem base, we analyzed the structure …

The majority of the most economically important plant and crop species are enriched with
the availability of high-quality reference genome sequences forming the basis of gene …

As one of the most important crops to supply the majority of plant oil and protein for the
whole world, soybean is facing an increasing global demand. The reference genome of …

Omics technologies are high throughput technologies and belong to the concept of systems
biology, which mainly includes genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics …

Through the recent advances of modern high-throughput sequencing technologies, the “one
microbe, one disease” dogma is being gradually replaced with the principle of the …

Biomass yield and quality are the primary targets in forage crop improvement programs
worldwide. Low-quality fodder reduces the quality of dairy products and affects cattle's …