A Simple CRISPR/Cas9 System was invented for Multiplex Genome Editing in Rice
November 05th，2015
Generating mutants carrying multiple genetic alterations is essential for genetic pathway research and crop improvement. The conventional process generating multiple mutations is both time-consuming and labor intensive.
CNRRI Scientists Reveal a Dominant QTL to Enhance Rice Grain Size and Grain Yield
September 21th，2015
Grain size (length, width, and thickness) determines grain weight and affects grain quality. Several major quantitative trait loci (QTLs) regulating grain size have been cloned while our understanding of the underlying mechanism that regulates the size of...
Progress on Genetic Mechanism of Water Loss in Rice
August 21th，2015
The global problem of drought threatens agricultural production and constrains the development of sustainable agricultural practices. In plants, excessive water loss causes drought stress and induces early senescence. Severe water shortages restrict the e...
CNRRI Scientists Reveal the Genetic Mechanism of Rice Grain Length
July 13th，2015
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in China contains two major subspecies: the short grain japonica variety, and the long-grain indica variety. With the opening of the rice market, customers nowadays are paying more attention to not only the rice...
Dissection of Molecular Mechanism of a Long-term Interaction between Fungi and Plant...
July 07th，2015
The genus Zizania belongs to the rice tribe (Oryzeae) of the grass family Poaceae and is the closest genus to rice (Oryza sativa). Two members of the genus Zizania have been domesticated -- the annual Z. palustris, which is nat...
