Increasing temperatures resulting from climate change dramatically impact rice crop
production in Asia. Depending on the specific stage of rice development, heat stress …

Circadian clocks regulate growth and development in plants and animals, but the role of
circadian regulation in crop production is poorly understood. Rice (Oryza sativa) grain yield …

In cereals, tillering and leaf development are key factors in the concept of crop ideotype,
introduced in the 1960s to enhance crop yield, via manipulation of plant architecture. In the …

Meta-QTL (MQTL) analysis is a robust approach for genetic dissection of complex
quantitative traits. Rice varieties adapted to non-flooded cultivation are highly desirable in …

A major challenge of modern agricultural biotechnology is the optimization of plant
architecture for enhanced productivity, stress tolerance and water use efficiency (WUE). To …

Background Improving yield and yield-related traits is the crucial goal in breeding
programmes of cereals. Meta-QTL (MQTL) analysis discovers the most stable QTLs …

The application of cold plasma has attracted considerable attention in the field of agriculture.
We examined the effects of plasma irradiation and treatment with plasma‐activated Ringer's …

A small number of phytohormones dictate the pattern of plant form affecting fitness via
reproductive architecture and the plant's ability to forage for light, water, and nutrients …

Plant stature in temperate cereals is predominantly controlled by tillering and plant height as
complex agronomic traits, representing important determinants of grain yield. This study was …

Tillers are vegetative branches that develop from axillary buds located in the leaf axils at the
base of many grasses. Genetic manipulation of tillering is a major objective in breeding for …