Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) is an agronomically important crop and also a classical genetic
model for studying the regulation of plant architecture formation, which is a critical …

Genetic improvement through breeding is one of the key approaches to increasing biomass
supply. This paper documents the breeding progress to date for four perennial biomass …

Phytochromes are photosensory phosphoproteins with crucial roles in plant developmental
responses to light. Functional studies of individual phytochromes have revealed their distinct …

Increasing the planting density of maize is an effective measure to improve its yield.
However, plants under high planting density tend to trigger shade avoidance syndrome …

Drought stress can trigger the production of ABA in plants, in response to adverse
conditions, which induces the transcript of stress-related marker genes. The R2R3 MYB TFs …

In order to prevent or counteract shading, plants enact a complex set of growth and
developmental adaptations when they sense a change in light quality caused by other …

Background Miscanthus, a C4 member of Poaceae, is a promising perennial crop for
bioenergy, renewable bioproducts, and carbon sequestration. Species of interest include …

The constitutively active missense allele of Arabidopsis phytochrome B, AtPHYBY276H or
AtYHB, encodes a polypeptide that adopts a light‐insensitive, physiologically active …

We evaluated the ploidy levels and tissue culture responses of 16 Japanese Miscanthus
accessions, which are registered and vegetatively maintained in the National Agriculture …

–Canna indica (African arrowroot or Indian shot), a multi-use tropical herb with worldwide
distribution, has great potential to be an intercropping plant, but little is known about its …