Scientists Further Reveal the Infection Mechanism of Ustilaginoidea virens

January 17^th，2022

Ustilaginoidea virens, the causal agent of the rice false smut disease, is an economically important fungal pathogen posing threats to rice production. The infection of U. virens not only reduces the quality and yield of rice, but also contaminates rice s...

Effects of Grain Shape Genes Editing on Appearance Quality of Erect‑Panicle Geng/Jap...

November 10^th，2021

With the structural adjustment and upgrading of the rice industry, the market demand for superior quality geng/japonica rice is increasing every year. The grain shape of traditional geng/japonica rice in China is mostly short and round, and in recent year...

Production of Aromatic Three-line Hybrid Rice Using Novel Alleles of BADH2

November 10^th，2021

Aroma is an important grain quality trait in rice, which influences the rice price directly. While the consumer demand for aromatic and superior grain quality rice increases, its supply remains low. Driven by its desirability, rice breeders put greater ef...

CDE4 encodes a pentatricopeptide repeat protein involved in chloroplast RNA splicing...

August 19^th，2021

The chloroplast is an organelle that conducts photosynthesis to provide the necessary energy and materials for plant growth and development. As a semi-autonomous organelle containing limited genetic information, the formation and function of chloroplasts ...

Researchers report a novel miR167a-OsARF6-OsAUX3 module for the regulation of grain ...

July 30^th，2021

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the leading food crops in the world. Its grain yield is mainly influenced by effective tiller number, grain number per panicle, and grain weight. Grain size, as a key factor determining grain weight, is a crucial agronomic...