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    Genome-wide association study of kernel colour traits and mining of elite alleles from the major loci in maize

    Maize kernel colour is an important index for evaluating maize quality and value and mainly entails two natural pigments, carotenoids and anthocyanins. To analyse the genetic mechanism of maize kernel colour a...

    Weiwei Chen, Fangqing Cui, Hang Zhu, **angbo Zhang, Siqi Lu in BMC Plant Biology (2024)

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    Genetic dissection of maize (Zea maysL.) trace element traits using genome-wide association studies

    Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food and feed crop worldwide and serves as a a vital source of biological trace elements, which are important breeding targets. In this study, 170 maize materials were used to ...

    Hang Zhu, Ruiqiang Lai, Weiwei Chen, Chuanli Lu, Zaid Chachar, Siqi Lu in BMC Plant Biology (2023)

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    The Impact of Sugarcane Brown Rust and Host Resistance on the Phyllosphere Bacterial Community

    Phyllosphere bacteria play a vital role in plant health and growth, and their assembly is governed by plant genotypes and pathogen attacks. However, there are few studies on how sugarcane cultivars and the pat...

    **aoning Gao, Hui Sun, Rui Liu, Zilin Wu, Yongwen Qi in Sugar Tech (2022)

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    Sugarcane Breeding, Germplasm Development and Related Molecular Research in China

    Sugarcane is the most important sugar crop in China. In this paper, we reviewed advances in sugarcane breeding, germplasm development and breeding-related molecular research in China. From the 1950s to now, mu...

    Yongwen Qi, **aoning Gao, Qiaoying Zeng, Zhao Zheng, Caiwen Wu in Sugar Tech (2022)

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    Comparative phylogenetic analysis of CBL reveals the gene family evolution and functional divergence in Saccharum spontaneum

    The identification and functional analysis of genes that improve tolerance to low potassium stress in S. spontaneum is crucial for breeding sugarcane cultivars with efficient potassium utilization. Calcineurin B-...

    **aomin Feng, Yongjun Wang, Nannan Zhang, Shuai Gao, Jiayun Wu in BMC Plant Biology (2021)

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    Genome Survey Sequence and the Development of Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers in Erianthus arundinaceus

    Erianthus arundinaceus possesses high biomass, vigor, ratoonability and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses and is considered to be an ideal species for improving sugarcane. In this study, a genome survey s...

    Qiaoying Zeng, Zhenghui Huang, Qinnan Wang, Jiayun Wu, **aoming Feng in Sugar Tech (2021)

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    Genome-wide systematic characterization of the HAK/KUP/KT gene family and its expression profile during plant growth and in response to low-K+ stress in Saccharum

    Plant genomes contain a large number of HAK/KUP/KT transporters, which play important roles in potassium uptake and translocation, osmotic potential regulation, salt tolerance, root morphogenesis and plant dev...

    **aomin Feng, Yongjun Wang, Nannan Zhang, Zilin Wu, Qiaoying Zeng in BMC Plant Biology (2020)

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    A core collection and mini core collection of Oryza sativa L. in China

    The extent of and accessibility to genetic variation in a large germplasm collection are of interest to biologists and breeders. Construction of core collections (CC) is a favored approach to efficient explora...

    Hongliang Zhang, Dongling Zhang, Meixing Wang in Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2011)

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    Genetic structure and differentiation of Oryza sativa L. in China revealed by microsatellites

    China is one of the largest centers of genetic diversity of Oryza sativa L. in the world. Using a genetically representative primary core collection of 3,024 rice landraces in China, we analyzed the genetic struc...

    Dongling Zhang, Hongliang Zhang, Meixing Wang in Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2009)