As the main pigment in photosynthesis, chlorophyll significantly affects grain filling and grain
weight of crop. Cytokinin (CTK) can effectively increase chlorophyll content and chloroplast …

Cytokinin oxidase (CKX) plays a crucial role in plant growth and development by reversibly
inactivating cytokinin (CTK). Twenty-four primer pairs, designed from ESTs of the TaCKX …

Key message We used SMRT sequencing and explored the haplotypes of TaCKX genes,
linked with thousand-grain weight and plant height, and developed the functionally validated …

Background As the global population continues to expand, increasing yield in bread wheat
is of critical importance as 20% of the world's food supply is sourced from this cereal …

Background TaCKX wheat gene family members (GFMs) encode the enzyme cytokinin
oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX), which irreversibly degrades cytokinins. The genes are …

Background This study aimed to validate the function of CKX gene on grain numbers in
wheat. Methods we constructed and transformed a RNA interference expression vector of …

Cytokinin oxidases are involved in the regulation of plant cytokinin levels, which are
important in regulating plant growth and development, and may affect the yield of cereals …

Background Premature senescence of flag leaf severely affects wheat yield and quality.
Chlorophyll (Chl) degradation is the most obvious symptom during leaf senescence and …

Chlorophyll content is positively correlated with photosynthetic rate. However, little is known
about the genetic correlation between grain yield and chlorophyll content in the same wheat …

The cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) gene plays a principal role in controlling
cytokinin levels and has been shown to be a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) affecting …