Heterosis (or hybrid vigor) has been widely used in crop seed breeding to improve many key
economic traits. Nevertheless, the genetic and molecular basis of this important …

Heterosis is a common biological phenomenon in nature. It substantially contributes to the
biomass yield and grain yield of plants. Moreover, this phenomenon results in high …

Y900 is one of the top hybrid rice (Oryza sativa) varieties, with its yield exceeding 15 t· hm−
2. To dissect the mechanism of heterosis, we sequenced the male parent line R900 and …

In the past few years, the development of smart pesticide-controlled release systems has
emerged as an important strategy in modern precision agriculture, particularly to increase …

One grand challenge for studying plant biotic and abiotic stress responses is to optimize
plant growth and plasticity under variable environmental constraints, which in the long run …

Perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) triggers mitogen-activated
protein (MAP) kinase 4 (MPK4)-mediated phosphorylation and induces downstream …

Heterosis has been widely used in multiple crops. However, the molecular mechanism and
prediction of heterosis remains elusive. We generated five F1 hybrids [four showing better …

The circadian clock is conserved at both the level of transcriptional networks as well as core
genes in plants, ensuring that biological processes are phased to the correct time of day. In …

Plants have evolved circadian clock systems that enable biological processes to occur in
tandem with periodic changes in the environment. However, it is largely unknown whether …

Heterosis refers to the superior performance of a hybrid compared with its parental lines.
Although several genetic and molecular models have been proposed to explain heterosis, it …