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 …

Evolutionary success in plants is largely dependent on the successful transition from
vegetative to reproductive growth. In the lifetime of a plant, flowering is not only an essential …

Many plants use information about changing day length (photoperiod) to align their
flowering time with seasonal changes to increase reproductive success. A mechanism for …

The plant hormone jasmonic acid (JA) is involved in the cold stress response, and the
inducer of CBF expression 1 (ICE1)‐C‐repeat binding factor (CBF) regulatory cascade plays …

Diversity surveys of crop germplasm are important for gaining insights into the genomic
basis for plant architecture and grain yield improvement, which is still poorly understood in …

The B-box (BBX) proteins are a class of zinc-finger transcription factors containing a B-box
domain with one or two B-box motifs, and sometimes also feature a CCT (CONSTANS, CO …

Success of modern agriculture relies heavily on breeding of crops with maximal regional
adaptability and yield potentials. A major limiting factor for crop cultivation is their flowering …

Carotenoids play important roles in many biological processes, such as light harvesting,
photoprotection and visual attraction in plants. However, the regulation of carotenoid …

Timely flowering is essential for optimum crop reproduction and yield. To determine the best
flowering‐time genes (FTGs) relevant to local adaptation and breeding, it is essential to …

Abstract Background Rice (Oryza sativa) and Arabidopsis thaliana have been widely used
as model systems to understand how plants control flowering time in response to …