Fine mapping of a major QTL for flag leaf width in rice, qFLW4, which might be caused by alternative splicing of NAL1

Evaluation of near-isogenic lines for drought resistance QTL and fine mapping of a locus affecting flag leaf width, spikelet number, and root volume in rice

(2011) Xipeng Ding et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Leaf Length and Leaf Width in Rice cv. IR64 Derived Lines

(2010) Muhammad Farooq et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Comprehensive analysis of rice DREB2-type genes that encode transcription factors involved in the expression of abiotic stress-responsive genes

(2010) Satoko Matsukura et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Identification and characterization of NARROW AND ROLLED LEAF 1, a novel gene regulating leaf morphology and plant architecture in rice

(2010) Jiang Hu et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Isolation and characterization of a rice mutant with narrow and rolled leaves

(2010) Chao Wu et al.   PLANTA

Auxin Control of Root Development

(2010) P. Overvoorde et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Study of novel d1 alleles, defective mutants of the α subunit of heterotrimeric G-protein in rice

(2009) Katsuyuki Oki et al.   GENES & GENETIC SYSTEMS

Identification and characterization of alternative promoters of the rice MAP kinase gene OsBWMK1

(2009) Sung Cheol Koo et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

SHALLOT-LIKE1 Is a KANADI Transcription Factor That Modulates Rice Leaf Rolling by Regulating Leaf Abaxial Cell Development

(2009) G.-H. Zhang et al.   PLANT CELL

Rice cellulose synthase-like D4 is essential for normal cell-wall biosynthesis and plant growth

(2009) Ming Li et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A ricetryptophan deficient dwarfmutant,tdd1,contains a reduced level of indole acetic acid and develops abnormal flowers and organless embryos

(2009) Takashi Sazuka et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The PIN-FORMED (PIN) protein family of auxin transporters

(2009) Pavel Křeček et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Genome-wide analyses of alternative splicing in plants: Opportunities and challenges

(2008) W. B. Barbazuk et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

NARROW LEAF 7 controls leaf shape mediated by auxin in rice

(2008) Kenji Fujino et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

The milkweed pod1 Gene Encodes a KANADI Protein That Is Required for Abaxial/Adaxial Patterning in Maize Leaves

(2008) H. Candela et al.   PLANT CELL

Release of the Repressive Activity of Rice DELLA Protein SLR1 by Gibberellin Does Not Require SLR1 Degradation in the gid2 Mutant

(2008) M. Ueguchi-Tanaka et al.   PLANT CELL

Badh2, Encoding Betaine Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Inhibits the Biosynthesis of 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline, a Major Component in Rice Fragrance

(2008) S. Chen et al.   PLANT CELL

ROLLED LEAF 9, encoding a GARP protein, regulates the leaf abaxial cell fate in rice

(2008) Song Yan et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Mutation of the Rice Narrow leaf1 Gene, Which Encodes a Novel Protein, Affects Vein Patterning and Polar Auxin Transport

(2008) J. Qi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

From the Editor’s Desk

(2008) Takuji Sasaki   Rice