Shoot architecture is determined by the organization and activities of apical, axillary,
intercalary, secondary, and inflorescence meristems and by the subsequent development of …

Key message Summary of rice grain size. Abstract Rice is one of the most important crops in
the world. Increasing rice yield has been an urgent need to support the rapid growth of …

Abstract Development of abiotic stress tolerant rice cultivars is necessary for sustainable rice
production under the scenario of global climate change, dwindling fresh water resources …

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-associated (Cas)
systems have been successfully used as efficient tools for genome editing in a variety of …

The size of plants is largely determined by growth of the stem. Stem elongation is stimulated
by gibberellic acid,–. Here we show that internode stem elongation in rice is regulated …

Even as the study of plant genomics rapidly develops through the use of high-throughput
sequencing techniques, traditional plant phenotyping lags far behind. Here we develop a …

Key message New models for integration of major gene MAS with modern breeding
approaches stand to greatly enhance the reliability and efficiency of breeding, facilitating the …

Grain size is one of the most important factors determining rice yield. As a quantitative trait,
grain size is predominantly and tightly controlled by genetic factors. Several quantitative trait …

Association mapping is a powerful approach for dissecting the genetic architecture of
complex quantitative traits using high-density SNP markers in maize. Here, we expanded …

Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrient for plant growth and development; it is strongly
associated with a variety of abiotic stress responses. As sessile organisms, plants have …