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Jun 27 2018
Genomic Variation in 3,010 Diverse Accessions of Asian Cultivated Rice
Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) is grown worldwide as staple food of half of the world. By the year 2035, an additional 112 million metric tons of rice must be produced with less land and wate... -
Jun 01 2018
Mapping, Cloning and Functional Analysis of TGW3, a Major QTL that Negatively Modulates Grain Length and Weight in Rice
Grain weight, one of the most important components of rice yield, is usually measured by 1000-grain weight and determined by grain length, grain width and grain thickness. Cloning and functional chara... -
May 23 2018
OsPK2 Encodes a Plastidic Pyruvate Kinase Involved in Rice Endosperm Starch Synthesis, Compound Granule Formation and Grain Filling
Recently, a research team led by Professor Hu Peisong from China Rice Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) has made a great progress on new regulatory mechanism of ric... -
May 10 2018
The N terminus of Autographa californica Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus DNA Polymerase is Required for Efficient Viral DNA Replication and Virus and Occlusion Body Production
Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) DNA polymerase (DNApol) plays a crucial role in viral DNA synthesis and the N terminus (residues 1 to 186) is highly conserved in the bacu... -
Apr 28 2018
Genetic Mapping Reveals a Candidate Gene (ClFS1) for Fruit Shape in Watermelon
The polyploidy watermelon breeding group of Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute of CAAS reveals a candidate gene for fruit shape in watermelon. The related paper was recently published on Theoretical a... -
Apr 27 2018
The New Progress on Exploring the Attenuated Isolates of Cucurbit Viruses
The research team led by Professor Gu Qinsheng from the Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) has been working on the prevention and control of cucurbit... -
Mar 22 2018
Effect on Tanscriptome and Metabolome of Stacked Transgenic Maize
The research group of Biotechnology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) analyzed the impact of gene stacking on transcriptome and metabolomics of maize. The related p... -
Feb 11 2018
The Fungal Pathogen Magnaporthe Oryzae Suppresses Innate Immunity by Modulating a Host Potassium Channel
Potassium (K+) is required by plants for growth and development, and also contributes to immunity against pathogens. However, it has not been established whether pathogens modulate host K+ signaling p... -
Feb 05 2018
An Anthocyanin-rich Purple Embryo Maize Germplasm Generated by an Efficient Multigene Expression System
Using a novel multi-gene expression system, a research group of the Biotechnology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) engineered a “Purple Embryo Maize” by changing t... -
Feb 05 2018
Characterization of a Major QTL for Mn Accumulation in Rice Grain
Some diets lack sufficient Manganese (Mn), an essential trace element for life. Although increasing Mn in grain by biofortification could prevent Mn deficiency, it may increase levels of the toxic ele...