Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops in the world. Since the completion of
rice reference genome sequences, tremendous progress has been achieved in …

Enhanced agricultural production through innovative breeding technology is urgently
needed to increase access to nutritious foods worldwide. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas …

Genetic modification of crops has substantially focused on improving traits for desirable
outcomes. It has resulted in the development of crops with enhanced yields, quality, and …

As a major event in human civilization, wild plants were successfully domesticated to be
crops, largely owing to continuing artificial selection. Here, we summarize new discoveries …

Crops feed the world's population and shape human civilization. The improvement of crop
productivity has been ongoing for almost 10,000 years and has evolved from an experience …

The transient elevation of cytoplasmic calcium is essential for pathogen-associated
molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI). However, the calcium channels …

Hybrid sterility restricts the utilization of superior heterosis of indica-japonica inter-
subspecific hybrids. In this study, we report the identification of RHS12, a major locus …

Understanding the evolutionary forces in speciation is a central goal in evolutionary biology.
Asian cultivated rice has two subspecies, indica and japonica, but the underlying …

Breakdown of reproductive isolation facilitates flow of useful trait genes into crop plants from
their wild relatives. Hybrid sterility, a major form of reproductive isolation exists between …

Main conclusion In this review, we have focused on the CRISPR/Cas9 technology for
improving the agronomic traits in plants through point mutations, knockout, and single base …