Sheath blight caused by necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani Kühn is one of the most
serious diseases of rice. Use of high yielding semi dwarf cultivars with dense planting and …

Phytochrome (Phy)‐regulated light signalling plays important roles in plant growth,
development, and stress responses. However, its function in rice defence against sheath …

Sheath blight (ShB) significantly threatens rice yield production. However, the underlying
mechanism of ShB defence in rice remains largely unknown. Here, we identified a highly …

Light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-binding (LHC) protein is a superfamily that plays a vital role
in photosynthesis. However, the reported knowledge of LHCs in kiwifruit is inadequate and …

Common smut, caused by Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda, is a destructive fungal disease of
maize worldwide; it forms large tumors, reducing corn yield and quality. However, the …

Nitrogen fertilization can promote rice yield but decrease resistance to sheath blight (ShB).
In this study, the nitrate transporter 1.1 b (nrt1. 1b) mutant that exhibited less susceptibility to …

Phytochrome B (PhyB), a red‐light receptor, plays important roles in diverse biological
processes in plants; however, its function in NH4+ uptake and stress responses of plants is …

Rice sheath blight (ShB) is a devastating disease that severely threatens rice production
worldwide. Induction of cell death represents a key step during infection by the ShB …

Sheath blight (ShB) severely threatens rice cultivation and production; however, the
molecular mechanism of rice defence against ShB remains unclear. Screening of …

Key message Nitrate-responsive transcriptomic, phenotypic and physiological analyses of
rice RGA1 mutant revealed many novel RGA1-regulated genes/processes/traits related to …