It was suggested that the most effective way to improve rice grain yield is to increase the
grain number per panicle (GN) through the breeding practice in recent decades. GN is a …

Future demands for increased productivity and resilience to abiotic/biotic stresses of major
crops require new technologies of breeding by design (BBD) built on massive information …

Abstract NARROW LEAF 1 (NAL1) is a breeding-valuable pleiotropic gene that affects
multiple agronomic traits in rice, although the molecular mechanism is largely unclear. Here …

Abstract Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) has been a challenge for complex traits
due to the use of populations with narrow genetic base. Most of QTL mapping studies were …

Abstract NARROW LEAF1 (NAL1) is an elite gene in rice (Oryza sativa), given its close
connection to leaf photosynthesis, hybrid vigor, and yield-related agronomic traits; however …

Appearance and milling quality are two crucial properties of rice grains affecting its market
acceptability. Understanding the genetic base of rice grain quality could considerably …

Rice breeders are now developing new varieties with semi-high or even high plant height to
further increase the grain yield, and the problem of lodging has re-appeared. We identified a …

Although soft rice, with low amylose content (AC), has high eating and cooking quality
(ECQ), its appearance is poor due to the opaque endosperm. Here, a novel soft rice with low …

The source-sink relationship determines the ultimate grain yield. We investigated the genetic
basis of the relationship between source and sink and yield potential in rice. In two …

Increasing effective panicle number per plant (EPN) is one approach to increase yield
potential in rice. However, molecular mechanisms underlying EPN remain unclear. In this …