Rice is an important diet source for the majority of the world's population, and meeting the
growing need for rice requires significant improvements at the production level. Hybrid rice …

Key message Agronomic traits were evaluated in 1250 foxtail millet accessions, and a
crucial gene SiTGW6 governing grain yield was identified. Elite haplotypes and dCAPS …

The traditional techniques of adding fertilizers to soil have a number of drawbacks in regard
to the availability of nutrients for plants. The foliar application of nanoparticles causes them …

Exploration of and understanding diversity and variability in genotypes of germplasm
determines the success of rice improvement programs. One of the most important …

Rice is one of the most important crops in Egypt. Due to the gap between the demand and
the availability of the local edible oils, there is need to raise the nutritional value of rice and …

Honglian type cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is one of the three known major CMS types of
rice (Oryza sativa L.) commercially used in hybrid rice seed production. Hybrid rice …

This study aimed to identify new rice lines and hybrids that are tolerant to water deficit and
produce high yields under water stress conditions. A line× tester mating design was used to …

Eight lines of grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], which can be used as a
promising source material in heterotic hybrid breeding as pollen fertility restorers and donors …

Hybrid rice seed production predominantly relies on the pollen ability of restorer lines and
the stigma properties of the cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines. Improving the pollen ability …

Rice is an important food crop extensively cultivated worldwide, and rice's grain yield should
be improved to meet future food demand. Grain number per panicle is the main trait that …