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Volume 13 Issue 2, April 2025
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Harnessing metabolomics for enhanced crop drought tolerance
Ali Raza, Muhammad Anas, Savita Bhardwaj, [...], Rakeeb Ahmad Mir, Sidra Charagh, Minhas Elahi, Xinyue Zhang, Reyazul Rouf Mir, Wolfram Weckwerth, Alisdair R. Fernie, Kadambot H.M. Siddique, Zhangli Hu, Rajeev K. Varshney << Fewer
Published: 25 January 2025
2025, 13(2): 311-327
Review | Open Access
Sugarcane genetics: Underlying theory and practical application
Hengbo Wang, Yong-Bao Pan, Mingxing Wu, [...], Junhong Liu, Shiwei Yang, Qibin Wu, Youxiong Que << Fewer
Published: 14 December 2024
2025, 13(2): 328-338
Research Papers
Research paper | Open Access
SiPRR37 exerts dual functions in the regulation of photoperiodic flowering and contributes to the ecological adaption of foxtail millet
Liwei Wang, Bao Tian, Qiang He, [...], Guanqing Jia, Bin Liu, Qiong Lu, Hui Zhi, Xianmin Diao << Fewer
Published: 29 December 2024
2025, 13(2): 339-349
Research paper | Open Access
Increased expression of OsSAUR23 and OsRR9 regulates rice plant and organ size
Suhua Huang, Baoyuan Zhou, Zhuohan Gao, [...], Hao Li, Zaisong Ding << Fewer
Published: 09 January 2025
2025, 13(2): 350-359
Research paper | Open Access
Curly leaf 1, a CHD domain-containing protein, regulates leaf development by H3K27me3 modification in rice
Jingyan Yang, Yatong Chen, Xiaowei Sun, [...], Xiaoyue Zhang, Shiyu Wang, Yanpeng Lyu, Yanjuan Hu, Xiaoxue Wang << Fewer
Published: 15 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 360-371
Research paper | Open Access
Chalcone isomerase gene (OsCHI3) increases rice drought tolerance by scavenging ROS via flavonoid and ABA metabolic pathways
Ting Liu, Ling Liu, Tianshun Zhou, [...], Yinke Chen, Huang Zhou, Jiahan Lyu, Di Zhang, Xiwen Shi, Dingyang Yuan, Nenghui Ye, Meijuan Duan << Fewer
Published: 01 March 2025
2025, 13(2): 372-384
Research paper | Open Access
The OsSAPK10-OsPAL1 module contributes to rice blast resistance
Zhijuan Diao, Houli Zhou, Xun Wang, [...], Bangsheng Wang, Ling Lu, Na Xia, Fanyu Kong, Kexin Ji, Sirui Xie, Shengping Li, Dingzhong Tang << Fewer
Published: 02 March 2025
2025, 13(2): 385-394
Research paper | Open Access
The role of imprinted gene ZmFIE1 during maize kernel development
Jing Yang, Shengnan Liu, Zhen Lin, [...], Ning Song, Xiaomei Dong, Jinsheng Lai, Weibin Song, Zhijia Yang, Jian Chen, Qiujie Liu << Fewer
Published: 01 March 2025
2025, 13(2): 395-405
Research paper | Open Access
Discrepant involvement of homologous repair and non-homologous end joining pathways in maize development and growth
Shuanghui Zhao, Leiming Zheng, Minghui Zheng, [...], Menghan Li, Shuyue Li, Nan Wu, Yan He, Jinghan Liu << Fewer
Published: 05 December 2024
2025, 13(2): 406-417
Research paper | Open Access
ZmZFP2 encoding a C4HC3-type RING zinc finger protein regulates kernel size and weight in maize
Long Zhang, Qilei Wang, Wenyu Li, [...], Qi Zheng, Miaomiao Fu, Han Wang, Xinyu Li, Yan Wang, Lingwei Hu, Weigang Yao, Lifeng Wang, Huiyong Li, Yongbin Dong, Yongrui Wu, Yuling Li << Fewer
Published: 28 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 418-431
Research paper | Open Access
Genetic basis of the mucilage secretion ability associated with nitrogen fixation from aerial roots of maize inbred lines under low nitrogen conditions
Bowen Zhao, Xin Hou, Zhongliang Yu, [...], Ronghui Zhang, Huixin Teng, Ziqiong Yang, Jianju He, Huijuan Wang, Zhihao Song, Jiankang Zheng, Bolin Song, Shiwei Ma, Doudou Sun, Xiaowei Fan, Jingyang Gao, Zijian Zhou, Jiafa Chen, Pei Jing, Jianyu Wu << Fewer
Published: 26 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 432-443
Research paper | Open Access
Brassica napus BnaWIP2 transcription factor promotes seed germination under salinity stress by repressing ABA biosynthesis and signaling
Shuangcheng He, Saiqi Yang, Yuanchang Min, [...], Ankang Ge, Junjin Liu, Zijin Liu, Yuan Guo, Mingxun Chen << Fewer
Published: 01 March 2025
2025, 13(2): 444-455
Research paper | Open Access
Modulation of flowering by an alternatively spliced AGL18-1 transcript in Brassica juncea
Qinlin Deng, Huanhuan Lu, Dakun Liu, [...], Yifang Huang, Junjie Feng, Dayong Wei, Zhimin Wang, Qinglin Tang << Fewer
Published: 02 March 2025
2025, 13(2): 456-467
Research paper | Open Access
Ali-A1 and TPL1 proteins interactively modulate awn development in wheat
Linyi Qiao, Tian Li, Shujuan Liu, [...], Xueqi Zhang, Min Fan, Xiaojun Zhang, Xin Li, Zujun Yang, Juqing Jia, Ling Qiao, Zhijian Chang, Liuling Yan << Fewer
Published: 28 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 468-479
Research paper | Open Access
Fine-mapping and candidate gene identification for QPtn.sau-4B showing potential in increasing productive tiller number and yield in wheat
Jiajun Liu, Tongzhu Wang, Yuxin Lan, [...], Zhiyuan Zhang, Jianing You, Lei Wu, Xinrong Hu, Li Yin, Yanlin Liu, Huaping Tang, Qiantao Jiang, Qiang Xu, Guoyue Chen, Pengfei Qi, Yunfeng Jiang, Yuming Wei, Youliang Zheng, Chunji Liu, Jian Ma << Fewer
Published: 26 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 480-489
Research paper | Open Access
A new strategy of molecular breeding for optimal heading date and grain yield in rice by modulating elite allelic combinations of Ghd7, Hd3a, RFT1 and Gn1a
Qingmei Su, Rongsheng Wang, Xiaomin Feng, [...], Mengyue Zhao, Guanlin Zhu, Qing Wang, Fang Zhang, Shaoyang Lin, Yuhang Zhang, Li Zhu, Qian Qian, Fan Chen << Fewer
Published: 01 March 2025
2025, 13(2): 490-500
Research paper | Open Access
Prediction by simulation in plant breeding
Huihui Li, Luyan Zhang, Shang Gao, Jiankang Wang
Published: 21 January 2025
2025, 13(2): 501-509
Research paper | Open Access
Multi-activity ferruginated carbon quantum dots nanozyme improves wheat seedling growth and Cd tolerance
Zhiwei Lu, Yu Li, Keyu Chen, [...], Songyue Chai, Gehong Su, Chun Wu, Mengmeng Sun, Yanying Wang, Shiling Feng, Ming Hao, Hanbing Rao, Dengcai Liu << Fewer
Published: 01 March 2025
2025, 13(2): 510-523
Research paper | Open Access
Root morphological adaptation and leaf lipid remobilization drive differences in phosphorus use efficiency in rapeseed seedlings
Bingbing Zhang, Xinxin Zhu, Pan Yuan, [...], Bei Han, Tao Wu, Ismail Din, Chuang Wang, John P. Hammond, Sheliang Wang, Guangda Ding, Hongmei Cai, Zhuqing Zhao, Fangshen Xu, Lei Shi << Fewer
Published: 16 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 524-535
Research paper | Open Access
A new wavy-canopy architecture shaped by interlaced application of EDAH increases maize yield and lodging resistance at high density
Bo Hong, Cheng Huang, Zhen-Yuan Chen, [...], Hui-Min Chen, Jing Wang, Xin Liu, Zhi-Wei Wang, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Xian-Min Chen, Si Shen, Xiao-Gui Liang, Shun-Li Zhou << Fewer
Published: 09 January 2025
2025, 13(2): 536-544
Research paper | Open Access
Increased hormone activity promotes silk development and heat tolerance during the floret differentiation stage in maize
Huiqin Wang, Jing Sun, Hao Ren, [...], Bin Zhao, Yuting Li, Zishan Zhang, Baizhao Ren, Aziz Khan, Jiwang Zhang, Yinglong Chen, Peng Liu << Fewer
Published: 23 January 2025
2025, 13(2): 545-555
Research paper | Open Access
Establishment of critical nitrogen-concentration dilution curves based on leaf area index and aboveground biomass for drip-irrigated spring maize in Northeast China
Linli Zhou, Bo Ming, Keru Wang, [...], Dongping Shen, Liang Fang, Hongye Yang, Jun Xue, Ruizhi Xie, Peng Hou, Jianquan Ye, Jinghui Yu, Ting Zhang, Guoqiang Zhang, Shaokun Li << Fewer
Published: 15 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 556-564
Research paper | Open Access
Split nitrogen application increases maize root growth, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency under soil warming conditions
Zhenqing Xia, Yuxiang Gong, Xiangyue Lyu, [...], Junchen Lin, Yi Yang, Haidong Lu << Fewer
Published: 18 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 565-575
Research paper | Open Access
Optimized boll-loading capacity of cotton root system increases seedcotton yield under wheat-cotton straw return with appropriate nitrogen fertilization
Zhitao Liu, Wen Jin, Qin Wang, [...], Wei Hu, Binglin Chen, Yali Meng, Haishui Yang, Zhiguo Zhou << Fewer
Published: 11 March 2025
2025, 13(2): 576-586
Research paper | Open Access
Micro-ridge-furrow planting increases rapeseed yield and resource utilization efficiency through optimizing field microenvironment and light-nitrogen matching
Xianling Wang, Lin Li, Chunyun Wang, [...], Zongkai Wang, Mengliang Li, Xiaoqiang Tan, Lei Zhang, Tianyao Wang, Yuanwei Zhou, Xiongze Xie, Sen Qiu, Yitao Liao, Jie Kuai, Bo Wang, Jing Wang, Zhenghua Xu, Jie Zhao, Guangsheng Zhou << Fewer
Published: 26 January 2025
2025, 13(2): 587-596
Research paper | Open Access
Safener-mediated increase in yield components of common buckwheat
Qi Wang, Yixin Wu, Xinyue Lei, [...], Yaxin Li, Xiaoyi Han, Jiahao Ge, Rong Zhong, Jincai Tao, Chenxi Wan, Xiaoli Gao, Pu Yang, Jinfeng Gao << Fewer
Published: 31 December 2024
2025, 13(2): 597-606
Research paper | Open Access
PlantGaussian: Exploring 3D Gaussian splatting for cross-time, cross-scene, and realistic 3D plant visualization and beyond
Peng Shen, Xueyao Jing, Wenzhe Deng, [...], Hanyue Jia, Tingting Wu << Fewer
Published: 15 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 607-618
Research paper | Open Access
DAFFnet: Seed classification of soybean variety based on dual attention feature fusion networks
Lingyu Zhang, Laijun Sun, Xiuliang Jin, [...], Xiangguang Zhao, Shujia Li << Fewer
Published: 15 February 2025
2025, 13(2): 619-629
Short Communications
Short Communication | Open Access
A high-resolution 20K SNP array for comprehensive genotyping and genetic mapping in Nicotiana tabacum L.
Shizhou Yu, Zhixiao Yang, Jie Zhang, [...], Linggai Cao, Jie Liu, Peng Lu, Jiemeng Tao, Jufen Wan, Qingdong Zeng, Tenghang Xu, Peijian Cao, Jingjing Jin, Xueliang Ren << Fewer
Published: 10 January 2025
2025, 13(2): 630-635
Short Communication | Open Access
Is the relationship between grain number and spike dry weight linear? Insights from larger spikes in wheat
Román A. Serrago, Constanza S. Carrera, Roxana Savin, Gustavo A. Slafer
Published: 03 January 2025
2025, 13(2): 636-640