Progress on Genetic Mechanism of Water Loss in Rice

August 21^th，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 13^th，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 07^th，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...

Partial Mutation of the Synaptonemal Complex Component Increases the Genetic Recombi...

May 07^th，2015

Genetic recombination results in novel allele combinations and is the most important genetic phenomenon for generating variation in breeding populations. However, in most organisms, the number of genetic recombinations is tightly constrained, which hamper...

CNRRI Wins National Award for Progress in Science and Technology - “Application of t...

January 16^th，2015

Past week saw the release of 2014 National Award for Progress in Science and Technology. The project “Application of the Key Cultivation Techniques of Super Rice and Its Regionalized Integration for High Yield” led by Professor Zhu Defeng’s research team ...