Benzoxazinoids are a class of indole-derived plant metabolites that function in defense
against numerous pests and pathogens. Due to their abundance in maize (Zea mays) and …

Crop domestication has fundamentally altered the course of human history, causing a shift
from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies and stimulating the rise of modern civilization …

Background Drought is a major environmental disaster that causes crop yield loss
worldwide. Metabolites are involved in various environmental stress responses of plants …

The sodium cation (Na+) is the predominant cation with deleterious effects on crops in salt‐
affected agricultural areas. Salt tolerance of crop can be improved by increasing shoot Na+ …

Panicle architecture is a key determinant of rice grain yield and is mainly determined at the 1-
2 mm young panicle stage. Here, we investigated the transcriptome of the 1-2 mm young …

Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) was domesticated in southwestern Mexico∼ 9,000 years ago
from its wild ancestor, teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis)[1]. From its center of origin …

Flowering time is a major determinant of the local adaptation of plants. Although numerous
loci affecting flowering time have been mapped in maize, their underlying molecular …

The cotton fibre serves as a valuable experimental system to study cell wall synthesis in
plants, but our understanding of the genetic regulation of this process during fibre …

Background Stone cells in fruits of pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) negatively influence fruit quality
because their lignified cell walls impart a coarse and granular texture to the fruit flesh …

Great progress has been made in our understanding of floral organ identity determination
and its regulatory network in many species; however, the quantitative genetic basis of floral …