The Rice AAA-ATPase OsFIGNL1 Is Essential for Male Meiosis

October 26^th，2017

Meiosis is crucial in reproduction of plants and ensuring genetic diversity. Meiosis is a critical step in gametogenesis, during which two rounds of cell division follow a single round of DNA replication, ending with formation of four haploid cells.

White Leaf and Panicle 2, encoding a PEP-associated protein,is required for chloropl...

October 24^th，2017

Recently, an important progress on new regulatory mechanism of chloroplast biogenesis under higher temperature stress was achieved by a research team led by Professor Hu Peisong from China National Rice Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultura...

Dissecting Genetic Basis of Grain Shape and Chalkiness Traits in Hybrid Rice Using M...

September 07^th，2017

Grain shape and chalkiness are two important components of rice grain quality. Previous studies have characterized several important genes controlling grain shape traits and a few QTLs that are responsible for grain chalkiness. However, the genetic archit...

Genomic variation associated with local adaptation of weedy rice during de-domestica...

September 07^th，2017

Recently, researchers from China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI), Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Sheng Ting Biotechnology Co., Ltd., University of Virginia and Chinese Academy of Sciences collaboratively published an article entitled Genomic V...