Nitrogen (N) is the driving force for crop yields; however, excessive N application in
agriculture not only increases production cost, but also causes severe environmental …

Glutamate (Glu) is a versatile metabolite and a signaling molecule in plants. Glu
biosynthesis is associated with the primary nitrogen assimilation pathway. The conversion …

Glutamine (Gln) is the first amino acid synthesized in nitrogen (N) assimilation in plants. Gln
synthetase (GS), converting glutamate (Glu) and NH4+ into Gln at the expense of ATP, is …

Nitrogen (N) is a major limiting factor affecting crop yield in unfertilized soil. Thus, cultivars
with a high N use efficiency (NUE) and good grain protein content (GPC) are needed to fulfill …

Rice lesion mimic mutants (LMMs) form spontaneous lesions on the leaves during
vegetative growth without pathogenic infections. The rice LMM group includes various …

Rice leaf color variation is a morphological phenotype that is valuable in studying plant
metabolism and physiology. Besides, the rice leaf color phenotype can also be utilized in the …

ATP‐citrate lyases (ACL) play critical roles in tumour cell propagation, foetal development
and growth, and histone acetylation in human and animals. Here, we report a novel function …

Cereals are the most broadly produced crops and represent the primary source of food
worldwide. Nitrogen (N) is a critical mineral nutrient for plant growth and high yield, and the …

Abstract The Gram-negative bacteria Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the causative agent
of bacterial leaf blight (BLB), received attention for being an economically damaging …

Key message A rice receptor-like kinase gene OSBBS1/OsRLCK109 was identified; this
gene played vital roles in leaf senescence and the salt stress response. Abstract Early leaf …