Plant cell walls are complex structures that are modified throughout development. They are
a major contributor to the properties of plant structure and act as barriers against pathogens …

Plant morphogenesis involves multiple biochemical and physical processes inside the cell
wall. With the continuous progress in biomechanics field, extensive studies have elucidated …

Although male sterility has been identified as a useful trait for hybrid vigor utilization and
hybrid seed production, its underlying molecular mechanisms in Cucurbitaceae species are …

Anther cuticle and pollen exine are protective barriers for pollen development and
fertilization. Despite that several regulators have been identified for anther cuticle and pollen …

In triploid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), the homologous chromosomes of germ cells are
disorder during meiosis, resulting in the failure of seeds formation and producing seedless …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a powerful tool for high-throughput analysis of gene
function. Here, we developed the VIGS vector pCF93, from which expression of the …

Key message Overview of the current status of GMS and CMS systems available in Brassica
vegetables, their molecular mechanism, wild sources of sterile cytoplasm and exploitation of …

Anther development is a programmed biological process crucial to plant male reproduction.
Genome-wide analyses on the functions of transcriptional factor (TF) genes and their …

Heterosis has been widely applied in watermelon breeding, because of the higher
resistance and yield of hybrid. As the basis of heterosis utilization, genic male sterility (GMS) …

Key message Transcriptome data and qPCR analysis revealed new insight into genes
regulatory mechanism related to cucumber sex determination. Abstract Cucumber (Cucumis …