Molecular control of grass inflorescence development

D Zhang, Z Yuan - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The grass family is one of the largest families in angiosperms and has evolved a
characteristic inflorescence morphology, with complex branches and specialized spikelets …

Progress and challenges in improving the nutritional quality of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

DS Birla, K Malik, M Sainger, D Chaudhary… - Critical Reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Rice is a staple food for more than 3 billion people in more than 100 countries of the world
but ironically it is deficient in many bioavailable vitamins, minerals, essential amino-and fatty …

Genome-wide association studies dissect the genetic networks underlying agronomical traits in soybean

C Fang, Y Ma, S Wu, Z Liu, Z Wang, R Yang, G Hu… - Genome biology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) is one of the most important oil and
protein crops. Ever-increasing soybean consumption necessitates the improvement of …

Rational design of high-yield and superior-quality rice

D Zeng, Z Tian, Y Rao, G Dong, Y Yang, L Huang… - Nature plants, 2017 - nature.com
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food for more than half of the world's population. To meet
the ever-increasing demand for food, because of population growth and improved living …

Multiplex QTL editing of grain-related genes improves yield in elite rice varieties

J Zhou, X Xin, Y He, H Chen, Q Li, X Tang, Z Zhong… - Plant cell reports, 2019 - Springer
Key message Significant yield increase has been achieved by simultaneous introduction of
three trait-related QTLs in three rice varieties with multiplex editing by CRISPR–Cas9 …

RiceXPro version 3.0: expanding the informatics resource for rice transcriptome

Y Sato, H Takehisa, K Kamatsuki, H Minami… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
A wide range of resources on gene expression profiling enhance various strategies in plant
molecular biology particularly in characterization of gene function. We have updated our …

A high-density SNP genotyping array for rice biology and molecular breeding

H Chen, W Xie, H He, H Yu, W Chen, J Li, R Yu, Y Yao… - Molecular plant, 2014 - cell.com
ABSTRACT A high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array is critically
important for geneticists and molecular breeders. With the accumulation of huge amounts of …

[HTML][HTML] Rice functional genomics research: past decade and future

Y Li, J Xiao, L Chen, X Huang, Z Cheng, B Han… - Molecular plant, 2018 - cell.com
Rice (Oryza sativa) is a major staple food crop for more than 3.5 billion people worldwide.
Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of complex agronomic traits in rice is critical for …

A whole‐genome SNP array (RICE 6 K) for genomic breeding in rice

H Yu, W Xie, J Li, F Zhou… - Plant biotechnology journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The advances in genotyping technology provide an opportunity to use genomic tools in crop
breeding. As compared to field selections performed in conventional breeding programmes …

Applications and potential of genome-editing systems in rice improvement: current and future perspectives

J Tabassum, S Ahmad, B Hussain, AM Mawia, A Zeb… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food crop production and quality are two major attributes that ensure food security. Rice is
one of the major sources of food that feeds half of the world's population. Therefore, to feed …