The accomplishment of further optimization of crop productivity in grain yield and quality is a
great challenge. Grain size is one of the crucial determinants of rice yield and quality; all of …

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 …

Significant increases in rice yield and stress resistance are constant demands for breeders.
However, high yield and high stress resistance are often antagonistic to each other. Here …

Although genetic diversity has a cardinal role in domestication, abundant natural allelic
variations across the rice genome that cause agronomically important differences between …

Grain appearance, one of the key determinants of rice quality, reflects the ability to attract
consumers, and is characterized by four major properties: grain shape, chalkiness …

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) can be a powerful tool for the identification of
genes associated with agronomic traits in crop species, but it is often hindered by population …

Grain size is an important component trait of grain yield, which is frequently threatened by
abiotic stress. However, little is known about how grain yield and abiotic stress tolerance are …

With the improvement of people's living standards and rice trade worldwide, the demand for
high-quality rice is increasing. Therefore, breeding high quality rice is critical to meet the …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the primary food for half of the global population. Recently, there
has been increasing concern in the rice industry regarding the eating and milling quality of …

Copy number variants (CNVs) are associated with changes in gene expression levels and
contribute to various adaptive traits,. Here we show that a CNV at the Grain Length on …