A number of plant features and traits, such as overall plant architecture, leaf structure and
morphological features, vascular architecture and flowering time are important determinants …

Much of humanity relies on rice (Oryza sativa) as a food source, but cultivation is water
intensive and the crop is vulnerable to drought and high temperatures. Under climate …

Abstract Key message CRISPR-Cas9/Cpf1 system with its unique gene targeting efficiency,
could be an important tool for functional study of early developmental genes through the …

The flexible deployment of developmental regulators is an increasingly appreciated aspect
of plant development and evolution. The GRAS transcription factor SCARECROW (SCR) …

Leaf structure plays an important role in photosynthesis. However, the causal relationship
and the quantitative importance of any single structural parameter to the overall …

An attempt was made in the current study to identify the main-effect and co-localized
quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for germination and early seedling growth traits under low …

Guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp) is known as an alarmone that mediates bacterial stress
responses. In plants, ppGpp is synthesized in chloroplasts from GTP and ATP and functions …

Rice leaf morphology is a pivotal component of the ideal plant architecture, significantly
impacting rice yield. The process of leaf development unfolds through three distinct stages …

The coordinated positioning of veins, mesophyll cells, and stomata across a leaf is crucial for
efficient gas exchange and transpiration and, therefore, for overall function. In monocot …

The plastid-encoded RNA polymerase (PEP) plays an important role in the transcription
machinery of mature chloroplasts, yet details of its function remain elusive in rice. Here, we …