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The Genome of the Rice Variety Mowanggu Provides Insight Into Resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae
- Chromosome?scale Mowanggu genome sequence reveals durable, broad?spectrum rice blast resistance; expansion of RLK/NBS genes at Pi49, with OSAmwg_038136 enhancing defence and interacting with OsDIP1...
Transgenic Lepidopteran?Pests?Resistant and Herbicide?Tolerant Cotton Through Transfer of Cry1Ab?vip3Aa and Cp4?epsps+bar Genes
- ABSTRACTEfficient nitrogen (N) uptake is critical for crop yield, but soil salinization inhibits plant nitrogen acquisition. In this study, the nitrate (NO3?) transporter gene SsNRT2.5 and its...
Challenges in Bringing Pangenome Research Into Breeding: A Case Study in Rice
- ABSTRACTCrop breeding has entered the pangenomics era, unlocking a far more comprehensive view of genetic diversity than a single reference genome can capture. In rice (Oryza sativa), a staple crop...
High?Efficiency and Eco?Friendly Management of Multiple Fungal Diseases by a Novel Carbon Dots sCDP Delivered RNA Nano?Pesticides
- ABSTRACTRNA?based pesticides represent a transformative approach in agricultural disease management, offering an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional chemical fungicides. However,...
PlantCTCIP: Chromatin Interaction Prediction Using Convolutional Neural Network and Transformer in Plants
- ABSTRACTChromatin interactions establish spatial proximity between distant regulatory elements and their target genes, significantly influencing gene expression, and phenotypic traits. In this study,...
Efficacious Role of Biogenically Synthesized Silica Nanoparticles for Promoting Growth and Reducing Leaching in Wheat
- ABSTRACTIntroductionSilicon, as a nutrient, has been widely studied for its role as a nano?fertilizer and in other innovative agricultural applications. The increasing use of silica nanoparticles...
Host Preference Associated With Deoxynivalenol and Nivalenol Chemotypes in Fusarium graminearum, F. asiaticum, and F. meridionale
- This study provides the genetic basis for host preference associated with deoxynivalenol and nivalenol chemotypes in Fusarium graminearum, F. asiaticum, and F. meridionale.ABSTRACTMembers of Fusarium...
Ubiquitin?like SUMO protease expansion in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
- AbstractSUMOylation is a protein post?translational modification that is essential for plant growth and response to changing environments. However, past work in this area has mainly focused on simple...
Seed shattering in a North American Oryzeae grain: Developmental and genomic signatures of early domestication
- AbstractNorthern Wild Rice (NWR; Zizania palustris L.) is an aquatic grain endemic to North America and a member of the Oryzeae tribe. As an outcrossing crop with a short breeding history,...
Tuning Rice Gene Expression via In Situ Promoter Truncations Using a Prime Editing Library
- ABSTRACTPromoter engineering holds immense potential for fine?tuning gene expression and optimising agronomic traits, yet conventional genome?editing tools face limitations in precision, scalability,...
Co?Application of Biochar and Organic Matter With Synthetic Fertilisers Improves Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Rice Yield and Benefit–Cost Ratio: A Meta?Analysis
- Co?applying biochar and organic matter with synthetic fertilisers improves nitrogen use efficiency, nitrogen uptake, crop yield, and economic return.ABSTRACTOptimising the efficiency of applied...
Exogenous Dopamine Promotes Tolerance in Rice Under Iron Excess by Improving Root Anatomy, Ionic Balance, Photosynthetic Performance, and Biomass
- Exogenous dopamine is a molecule capable of minimizing the effects caused by Fe excess in rice plants, protecting the root anatomy and photosynthetic apparatus, promoting antioxidant defense, and...
Rural prosperity: the key to sustainable farm and food systems
- We highlight the tension in food systems between affordable food for all and prosperity of the rural communities that produce most of that food. Over the past six decades, global efforts to combat...
Rice and food security amidst agricultural transformation in the highlands of northern Thailand
- Transformation of the highlands of northern Thailand holds lessons for agricultural development in other parts of the world, especially for the agroecosystems that sustain local populations while...
A comparative study of economic returns, input efficiency, and challenges in local and improved rice cultivation in the western Terai region of Nepal
- AbstractRice (Oryza sativa L.) is the main cereal crop in Nepal. It is the staple food and an important part of the national economy. Farmers grow improved, hybrid, and local rice varieties, often...
Agro ecological variability, technology adoption, and livelihoods in the Sundarbans delta: evidence from a baseline study
- This research investigates the socio-economic profile, land resources, cropping patterns, livelihood strategies, and technology adoption of farming households in two contrasting agro-ecological...
Cross?Species Transfer of the Maize NAM?ATAF1/2?CUC2 Transcription Factor ZmNAC2 Confers Disease Resistance in Transgenic Rice Without a Yield Penalty
- The maize ZmNAC2 gene, which encodes an NAM?ATAF1/2?CUC2 (NAC2) transcription factor, confers broad?spectrum disease resistance (BSR) when introduced into rice without compromising yield. BSS,...
Adoption drivers and diversification barriers in Indian rice cultivation: pathways to sustainable agriculture
- IntroductionRice cultivation is of significant importance to India’s agrarian economy; however, its prolonged dominance has led to serious sustainability concerns, viz., groundwater depletion, soil...
Maternal Haploid Induction Through Egg Cell?Specific Endopeptidases in Brassica napus: A Step Forward Towards Hybrid Fixation
- ABSTRACTHybrid fixation is an emerging breeding tool that eliminates the need to purchase costly hybrid seeds on an annual basis. However, this technique is limited to Arabidopsis, rice, and soybean...