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Establishing an efficient micropropagation method for Astragalus membranaceus (Huang Qi)
Astragalus membranaceus is known as Hwang-gi in Korea, Huang Qi in Chinese and Radix Astragali in Latin, is a member of Fabaceae family. Traditionally, it has been used as an immunomodulator to treat people with ...
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Establishment of in vitro pollen germination system in C4 model plant Foxtail Millet
The development and germination of pollen play crucial roles in the sexual reproduction of plants, and this process holds great potential for improving grain yield in crops. In this study, we established a ger...
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Loss of function of OsL1 gene cause early flowering in rice under short-day conditions
Heading date is one of the important agronomic traits that affects rice yield. In this study, we cloned a new rice B3 family gene, OsL1, which regulates rice heading date. Importantly, osl1-1 and osl1-2, two diff...
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Open AccessDevelopment and evaluation of the utility of GenoBaits Peanut 40K for a peanut MAGIC population
Population and genotype data are essential for genetic map**. The multi-parent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) population is a permanent map** population used for precisely map** quantitative trai...
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The elite variations in germplasms for soybean breeding
The genetic base of soybean cultivars (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) has been narrowed through selective domestication and specific breeding improvement, similar to other crops. This presents challenges in breeding new...
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The long non-coding RNA GhlncRNA149.1 improves cotton defense response to aphid damage as a positive regulator
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucial roles in various plant biological regulatory processes and defense responses to all sorts of biotic and abiotic stresses. However, there are limited studies on the f...
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Candidate loci for breeding compact plant-type soybean varieties
Plant height and node number are important agronomic traits that influence yield in soybean (Glycine max L.). Here, to better understand the genetic basis of the traits, we used two recombinant inbred line (RIL) ...
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Combined QTL map** and RNA-Seq pro-filing reveal candidate genes related to low-temperature tolerance in maize
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important food crop in the world, with significant acreage and production across the globe. However, it is affected by low temperatures throughout its growth process, especially du...
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Open AccessGenomic identification and phenotypic evaluation of yield traits and bacterial wilt resistance in high oleic peanut breeding lines developed by marker assisted backcrossing
The peanut rich in oleic acid in seed oil, also known as high oleic peanut, renders its products superior in human healthy diet, long shelf life and high oxidative stability in food and oil processing. High ol...
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A new strategy for using historical imbalanced yield data to conduct genome-wide association studies and develop genomic prediction models for wheat breeding
Using imbalanced historical yield data to predict performance and select new lines is an arduous breeding task. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and high throughput genoty** based on sequencing techniq...
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Mungbean VrCOL1 regulates flowering time under short-day conditions in Arabidopsis
CONSTANS-LIKE (COL) genes are important factors that play an important role in regulating photoperiod-dependent flowering time, and multiple COL genes have been identified in plants. However, knowledge of the COL...
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PrupeFUL4 regulates ripening and softening of peach fruits through ethylene biosynthesis
AP1/FUL is a subfamily member of the MADS-box transcription factor that plays a vital role in plant growth and development. In our study, five AP1/FUL subfamily members were identified in the peach genome. One...
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Interspecific potato somatic hybrids between Solanum malmeanum and S. tuberosum provide valuable resources for freezing-tolerance breeding
Freezing stress affects the geographic distribution, growth, and development of potato, resulting in yield loss. Solanum malmeanum, a diploid wild species with strong freezing tolerance, was fused with the freezi...
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A flowering time locus dependent on E2 in soybean
Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] is very sensitive to changes in photoperiod as a typical short-day plant. Photoperiodic flowering influences soybean latitudinal adaptability and yield to a considerable degree....
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Intraspecific recurrent selection in V. vinifera: an effective method for breeding of high quality, disease-, cold-, and drought -resistant grapes
In China, ninety percent of the varieties of V. vinifera are protected from the cold by burying the vines for safe over-wintering, a labor-intensive practice that restricts the sustainable development of the grap...
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AGL19 directly interacts with floral signal integrator AGL24 in flowering time control of Brassica juncea
SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 (SOC1) and AGAMOUS-LIKE 24 (AGL24) are pivotal flowering signal integrators, which respectively, belong to TM3/SOC1 and STMADS11 clades of MIKC-type MADS-box family. AGAM...
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Assessment of environmental microbial effects of insect-resistant transgenic Populus × euramericana cv. ‘74/76’ based on high-throughput sequencing
Pests and diseases present major obstacles to poplar growth, which have been overcome via transgenic engineering applications. However, given the long growth cycle of transgenic poplars, long-term environmenta...
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Identification of major QTLs for flowering and maturity in soybean by genoty**-by-sequencing analysis
As soybean is highly sensitive to photoperiod, and the cultivation area of soybean is restricted to a narrow latitude region. The adaptability of soybean growth across wide latitude areas is owing to the rich ...
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Exploration and selection of elite Sd1 alleles for rice design breeding
Plant height is the important determinant for the yield formation of rice, and selecting of an optimal plant height is necessary during rice breeding to achieve ideal biomass and lodging resistance. In this st...
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Root yield, antioxidant capacities, and hormone contents in different drought-tolerant sweet potato cultivars treated with ABA under early drought stress
The current work is aimed at assessing the impact of abscisic acid (ABA) on the resistance of two drought contrasting sweet potato cultivars, namely, Jishu 21 (J21, tolerant) and Jizishu 1 (JZ1, sensitive), to...