On the basis of growing environment, maize can largely be classified into temperate and tropical groups, leaving extensive genetic variation and evolutionary si
Vitamin E, consisting of tocopherols and tocotrienols, serves as a lipid-soluble antioxidant in sweet c kels, providing nutrients to both plants and humans. Tho
A fast-growing protein and oil crop, soybean was domesticated in ancient China and disseminated early in Asia and afterwards to other continents, in particular
Sustainable agriculture in the Huang–Huai–Hai Plain of China is threatened by subsoil compaction and the decline of winter wheat productivity induced by inapp
In higher plants, vacuolar invertases play essential roles in sugar metabolism, organ development, and sink strength. In sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), two vacuolar
Wheat is one of the most important staple crops worldwide. Fusarium head blight severely reduces wheat yield and quality. Cultivation of a novel type of cleisto
Plant height has been a major target for selection of high-yielding varieties in wheat. Twoheight-reducing loci (Rht-B1 and Rht-D1) have been widely used since
Seed number (SN) is the component most strongly associated with yield in soybean. SN depends on pod number (PN) and seeds per pod (SPP). Whereas SPP is a relati
Extreme heat stress events are becoming more frequent under anticipated climate change, which can have devastating impacts on rice growth and yield. To quantify