The size of seeds affects not only evolutionary fitness but also grain yield of crops.
Understanding the mechanisms controlling seed size has become an important research …

Key message Summary of rice grain size. Abstract Rice is one of the most important crops in
the world. Increasing rice yield has been an urgent need to support the rapid growth of …

Manipulating grain size is an effective strategy for increasing cereal yields. Here we identify
a pathway composed of five subunits of the heterotrimeric G proteins that regulate grain …

摘要植物激素是指植物通过自身代谢产生的, 在很低浓度下就能产生明显生理效应的一些有机
信号分子, 在植物生长发育及环境响应过程中具有至关重要的作用. 中国科学家利用植物组织离 …

Brassinosteroid (BR) regulates many important agronomic traits and thus has great potential
in agriculture. However, BR application is limited due to its complex effects on plants. The …

Grain size is one of the most important factors determining rice yield. As a quantitative trait,
grain size is predominantly and tightly controlled by genetic factors. Several quantitative trait …

Grain weight is an important crop yield component; however, its underlying regulatory
mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we identify a grain-weight quantitative trait locus …

Although grain size is one of the most important components of grain yield, little information
is known about the mechanisms that determine final grain size in crops. Here we …

Ubiquitination and deubiquitination are reversible processes that play crucial roles in
regulating organ size in plants. However, information linking deubiquitination and seed size …

Seed size is determined by the coordinated growth of the embryo, endosperm, and
integument. Growth of the integument is initiated by signal molecules released from the …