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Open AccessA non-radioactive method for small RNA detection by northern blotting
Small non-coding RNAs are essential regulators of gene expression at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. High-throughput sequencing has revealed thousands of predicted small RNAs; however, only...
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Open AccessQuantitative trait locus analysis of agronomic and quality-related traits in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
SSR-based QTL map** provides useful information for map-based cloning of major QTLs and can be used to improve the agronomic and quality traits in cultivated peanut by marker-assisted selecti...
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Open AccessArtificial Selection of Gn1a Plays an Important role in Improving Rice Yields Across Different Ecological Regions
Rice is one of the most important crops, and it is essential to improve rice productivity to satisfy the future global food supply demands. Gn1a (OsCKX2), which encodes cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase, plays an i...
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Open AccessIdentification of a cold-tolerant locus in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using bulked segregant analysis with a next-generation sequencing strategy
Cold stress can cause serious abiotic damage that limits the growth, development and yield of rice. Cold tolerance during the booting stage of rice is a key factor that can guarantee a high and stable yield un...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association study and candidate gene analysis of alkalinity tolerance in japonica rice germplasm at the seedling stage
Salinity-alkalinity stress is one of the major factors limiting rice production. The damage caused by alkaline salt stress to rice growth is more severe than that caused by neutral salt stress. At present, the...
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Open AccessQTL Map** and Candidate Gene Analysis for Alkali Tolerance in Japonica Rice at the bud Stage Based on Linkage Map** and Genome-Wide Association Study
Salinity-alkalinity stress is one of the major factors limiting rice production. Damage caused by alkaline salt stress is more severe than that caused by neutral salt stress. Alkali tolerance at the bud stage ...
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Open AccessIdentification of a Major QTL and Candidate Gene Analysis of Salt Tolerance at the Bud Burst Stage in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Using QTL-Seq and RNA-Seq
Salt stress is one of the main abiotic stresses that limits rice production worldwide. Rice salt tolerance at the bud burst stage directly affects the seedling survival rate and the final yield in the direct s...
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Advances in application of genome editing in tomato and recent development of genome editing technology
Genome editing, a revolutionary technology in molecular biology and represented by the CRISPR/Cas9 system, has become widely used in plants for characterizing gene function and crop improvement. Tomato, servin...
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Open AccessDissection of the practical soybean breeding pipeline by develo** ZDX1, a high-throughput functional array
We developed the ZDX1 high-throughput functional soybean array for high accuracy evaluation and selection of both parents and progeny, which can greatly accelerate soybean breeding.
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Open AccessBSA-Seq and Fine Linkage Map** for the Identification of a Novel Locus (qPH9) for Mature Plant Height in Rice (Oryza sativa)
Plant height is a key factor in the determination of rice yield since excessive height can easily cause lodging and reduce yield. Therefore, the identification and analysis of plant height-related genes to elu...
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Open AccessMap** of Candidate Genes in Response to Low Nitrogen in Rice Seedlings
Nitrogen is not only a macronutrient essential for crop growth and development, but also one of the most critical nutrients in farmland ecosystem. Insufficient nitrogen supply will lead to crop yield reduction...
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Open AccessOsSAP6 Positively Regulates Soda Saline–Alkaline Stress Tolerance in Rice
Soil salinization is a worldwide environmental problem, especially in the arid and semiarid regions of northeastern China, which are heavily affected by soda saline–alkaline stress. At present, there is an urg...
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Open AccessA complete MAP kinase cascade controls hyphopodium formation and virulence of Verticillium dahliae
Phytopathogens develop specialized infection-related structures to penetrate plant cells during infection. Different from phytopathogens that form appressoria or haustoria, the soil-borne root-infecting fungal...