The cotton fiber is the most important raw material for the textile industry and an ideal model system for studying cell elongation.However,the genetic variatio
Grain weight is one of themost important determinants of grain yield in rice.In this study,QTL analysis for grain weight,grain length,and grainwidthwas performe
Non-specific lipid transfer proteins(nsLTPs)are small,basic proteins that are characterized by an eight-cysteine motif.The biological functions of these protein
Retrotransposons account for a large proportion of the genome and genomic variation, and play key roles in creating novel genes and diversifying the genome in m
With global warming, rice plants may be subjected to heat stress more regularly during the heatsensitive flowering stage, causing spikelet sterility and grain y