The explosive amount of multi-omics data has brought a paradigm shift both in academic
research and further application in life science. However, managing and reusing the …

Low grain moisture at harvest is crucial for safe production, transport and storage, but the
genetic architecture of this trait in maize (Zea mays) remains elusive. Here, we measured the …

With the increasing population, there lies a pressing demand for food, feed and fibre, while
the changing climatic conditions pose severe challenges for agricultural production …

Lycium species (goji), belonging to Solanaceae, are widely spread in the arid to semiarid
environments of Eurasia, Africa, North and South America, among which most species have …

Alternative splicing (AS) plays crucial roles in regulating various biological processes in
plants. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying AS and its role in controlling important …

Fusarium ear rot (FER) is a destructive maize fungal disease worldwide. In this study, three
tropical maize populations consisting of 874 inbred lines were used to perform genome …

Variation in flowering plays a major role in maize photoperiod adaptation during long-term
domestication. It is of high value to investigate the genetic basis of maize flowering under a …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the world's staple food crops. In order to feed the growing
world population, improving maize yield is a top priority for breeding programs. Ear traits are …

With mankind entering the smart age, Cd contamination risk control in food crop revolution
has been put on the agenda. Based on the theoretical basis, technical methods and …

Genomic prediction in crop breeding is hindered by modeling on limited phenotypic traits.
We propose an integrative multi-trait breeding strategy via machine learning algorithm …