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Plant Sciences
Xiaoxue Pan, Ling Guan, Kairong Lei, Jingyong Li, Xianwei Zhang
Summary: A comparative transcriptome analysis revealed that Yu17S rice seedlings exhibited better tolerance to cold stress by activating carotenoid synthase activity, increasing abscisic acid (ABA) levels, and expressing photosynthesis-related genes.
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Plant Sciences
Xianwen Zhang, Qiang He, Wuhan Zhang, Fu Shu, Weiping Wang, Zhizhou He, Hairong Xiong, Junhua Peng, Huafeng Deng
Summary: The study evaluated and screened 118 male sterile rice lines and 13 conventional breeding lines from major rice growing regions in China, revealing high genetic purity and close genetic relationships among the populations. A core collection with maximum within and among populations genetic diversity was constructed for future research and breeding efforts.
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Plant Sciences
Yang Chen, Muhammad Qasim Shahid, Jinwen Wu, Ruilian Deng, Zhixiong Chen, Lan Wang, Guoqiang Liu, Hai Zhou, Xiangdong Liu
Summary: Neo-tetraploid rice, developed by our research group, is a valuable germplasm with high fertility and strong heterosis. In this study, CRISPR/Cas9 technology was used to edit the TMS5 gene in neo-tetraploid rice, resulting in the development of two mutant lines, H2s and H3s, exhibiting characteristics of thermo-sensitive genic male sterility. These mutant lines were then crossed with tetraploid rice to produce F-1 hybrids, which showed significant advantages.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wei Liu, Jing Sun, Ji Li, Chunyan Liu, Fuyan Si, Bin Yan, Zhen Wang, Xianwei Song, Yuanzhu Yang, Yuxian Zhu, Xiaofeng Cao
Summary: This study investigates the translational regulation during the reproductive stage in thermo-sensitive genic male sterile (TGMS) rice using translating ribosome affinity purification (TRAP) combined with RNA sequencing. The differentially expressed genes are enriched in processes related to pollen and anther development, including tapetum programmed cell death (PCD) and lipid metabolism. The results provide insights into the molecular basis of sterility in TGMS rice and have implications for genetic manipulation in breeding systems.
JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND GENOMICS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Jing Chen, Keqi Fei, Weiyang Zhang, Zhiqin Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Jianchang Yang
Summary: BRs play critical roles in mediating the effect of high temperature stress on pistil activity during anthesis in PTSGMS rice lines.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qiang-Sheng Shi, Yue Lou, Shi-Yi Shen, Sheng-Hong Wang, Lei Zhou, Jun-Jie Wang, Xing-Lu Liu, Shuang-Xi Xiong, Yu Han, Hai-Sheng Zhou, Xue-Hui Huang, Shui Wang, Jun Zhu, Zhong-Nan Yang
Summary: This study identified a new gene that affects the transition of cell wall during anther development, impacting the fertility restoration of male sterile plants. It was shown that a non-cell-autonomous pathway plays a key role in regulating the cell wall transition process, and slow development may be a critical mechanism for fertility restoration in P/TGMS lines.
Article
Agronomy
Fuqiang Niu, Zihan Liu, Fengting Zhang, Shaohua Yuan, Jianfang Bai, Yongjie Liu, Yanmei Li, Heng Zhang, Huishu Zhang, Changping Zhao, Xiyue Song, Liping Zhang
Summary: This study has fine mapped the major quantitative trait locus QMS-5B for photo-thermo-sensitive genic male sterility in wheat, and identified a serine/threonine protein kinase gene TraesCS5B03G0887500 as the most likely candidate gene. Expression analysis and molecular marker-assisted selection confirmed the importance of this gene in male sterility.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tianbao Zhang, Shaohua Yuan, Zihan Liu, Liqing Luo, Haoyu Guo, Yanmei Li, Jianfang Bai, Changping Zhao, Liping Zhang
Summary: This study analyzed the transcriptome of wheat PTGMS line BS366 during anther dehiscence under fertile and sterile conditions using RNA-sequencing. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were mainly related to hormone signal transduction pathway and starch and sucrose metabolism. qRT-PCR validation demonstrated the expression differences of critical DEGs in different conditions, suggesting their involvement in the regulation of anther dehiscence in BS366. A hypothesis model was proposed to reveal the regulation pathway of hormones and sucrose on anther dehiscence. These findings provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms of anther dehiscence in wheat and improve wheat hybrid breeding.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kyosuke Arakawa, Tetsuya Shimada, Tamao Ishida, Shinsuke Takagi
Summary: This study investigates the effect of clay nanosheet surface on the reactions of 1,2-bis(2'-methyl-5'-(N-methylpyrid-4-yl)-thien-3'-yl)perfluorocyclopentene dichloride (DAE2+). The results show that the quantum yield and rate of the reactions are influenced by the clay surface. The adsorption onto the surface enhances the thermo-ring opening rate while suppressing the photo-ring opening quantum yield.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ni Jin-long, Wang De-zheng, Ni Da-hu, Song Feng-shun, Yang Jian-bo, Yao Da-nian
Summary: The discovery and application of environment-sensitive genic male sterile (EGMS) rice germplasm have greatly contributed to hybrid rice production. In this study, a reverse TGMS (rTGMS) line, YnS, was found to be sterile under low temperature and fertile under high temperature. A genetic study identified the RTMS10 locus controlling the rTGMS trait in YnS. The findings provide insights for molecular breeding of rTGMS lines and understanding the rTGMS trait in rice.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ying Wang, Hongyuan Zhang, Qian Li, Jing Jin, Hao Chen, Yu Zou, Xingguo Huang, Yi Ding
Summary: In this study, the role of lncRNAs in the fertility transition of PTGMS rice lines was investigated through strand-specific RNA sequencing and computational analysis. The results showed that lncRNAs play a critical role in pollen mother cells meiosis, anther and pollen development during the fertility transition. Some lncRNAs were identified as precursors for miRNAs or endogenous target mimics, regulating the expression of miRNAs and mRNAs and contributing to the fertility transition process.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Luo Yanchang, Ma Tingchen, Joanne Teo, Luo Zhixiang, Li Zefu, Yang Jianbo, Yin Zhongchao
Summary: The study successfully introduced blast resistance, bacterial blight resistance, and submergence tolerance genes into rice line 1892S, resulting in a new TGMS line 31892S with improved disease resistance and submergence tolerance in hybrid rice production. The newly developed line and its hybrids showed no significant loss in viability during submergence and maintained similar agronomic traits and grain quality as the control hybrid rice.
Article
Plant Sciences
Jing Chen, Wenqian Miao, Keqi Fei, Hongli Shen, Yujiao Zhou, Yan Shen, Chaoqing Li, Jiang He, Kuanyu Zhu, Zhiqin Wang, Jianchang Yang
Summary: The study found that applying methyl JAs during anthesis to PTSGMS rice lines under high-temperature stress can reduce the accumulation of reactive oxygen species, enhance stigma vitality, and improve fertilization and seed-setting rates of the hybrids.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xuetong Yang, Jiali Ye, Fuqiang Niu, Yi Feng, Xiyue Song
Summary: Bioinformatic analysis identified genes TaMut11 and TaSF3 associated with pollen development and male sterility induced by high-temperature in a new thermo-sensitive genic male sterility wheat line. Verification through gene silencing showed that silencing TaMut11 and TaSF3 caused pollen abortion, leading to a decline in fertility. These findings provided insights into the abortive mechanism in environment-sensitive genic male sterility wheat.
Article
Agronomy
Ying Zhang, Jianhua Jiang, Xiaojing Dang, Dezheng Wang
Summary: This study developed a high-yielding two-line restorer line R998 with high blast resistance, good grain quality, and high combining ability. By establishing a library of dominant genic male sterile lines, six restorer lines resistant to rice blast were developed. In addition, nine medium indica rice varieties were bred using R998 and its six derived restorer lines. This study provides an idea for group breeding using dominant genic male sterile polymerized favorable genes.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Tianyang Zhou, Liang Chen, Weilu Wang, Yunji Xu, Weiyang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Lijun Liu, Zhiqin Wang, Junfei Gu, Jianchang Yang
Summary: Application of organic fertilizer can synergistically improve rice production, nitrogen use efficiency, milling and appearance quality, as well as nutritional quality and starch quality.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Kun Liu, Yun Chen, Jian Huang, Yuanyuan Qiu, Siyu Li, Xinxin Zhuo, Feng Yu, Jie Gao, Guoming Li, Weiyang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Junfei Gu, Lijun Liu, Jianchang Yang
Summary: The study revealed that high spikelet number and yield in large-panicle rice varieties were primarily due to a higher number of differentiated and surviving secondary spikelets. Additionally, AWMD treatment promoted secondary spikelet differentiation and reduced degeneration, leading to increased yield in rice varieties.
FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yunji Xu, Chaoqun Jian, Ke Li, Yinfang Tian, Kuanyu Zhu, Weiyang Zhang, Weilu Wang, Zhiqin Wang, Jianchang Yang
Summary: The study found that high ETH levels negatively affect amino acid biosynthesis in rice during grain filling by inhibiting the activities of GOGAT, AST, and ALT enzymes.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weilu Wang, Irakli Loladze, Juan Wang, Yunxia Han, Junfei Gu, Hao Zhang, Lijun Liu, Jinyang Wang, Yunji Xu, Weiyang Zhang, Zhiqin Wang, Jianchang Yang
Summary: The study found that different weighting functions and data interpolation methods have varying effects on assessing the impact of elevated [CO2] on plant growth. The specific research methods influence the impact of missing standard deviations in the dataset on the results.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kuanyu Zhu, Weichen Ren, Jiaqian Yan, Yajun Zhang, Weiyang Zhang, Yunji Xu, Zhiqin Wang, Jianchang Yang
Summary: This study demonstrated that cytokinins can synergistically increase grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in rice by enhancing photosynthetic production and nitrogen partitioning efficiency through improved root physiological traits during grain filling. The N-efficient variety showed better potential and stability than the N-inefficient variety in yield performance under 6-BA and Lov treatments.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Zhou Qun, Yuan Rui, Zhang Wei-yang, Gu Jun-fei, Liu Li-jun, Zhang Hao, Wang Zhi-qin, Yang Jian-chang
Summary: "Utilizing the heterosis of indica/japonica hybrid rice (IJHR) is an effective way to increase rice grain yield. Rational application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer plays a very important role in using the heterosis of IJHR to achieve its great yield potential. The study aimed to clarify the responses of grain yield and N utilization of IJHR to N application rates and the underlying physiological mechanism."
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Zhilin Xiao, Hanzhu Gu, Hao Wu, Wenjiang Jing, Kuanyu Zhu, Weiyang Zhang, Junfei Gu, Lijun Liu, Xiaoqing Qian, Zhiqin Wang, Jianchang Yang, Hao Zhang
Summary: Integrated cultivation practices play a crucial role in increasing wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency by improving agronomic performance and root physiological characteristics.
Article
Agronomy
Wenjiang Jing, Hao Wu, Hanzhu Gu, Zhilin Xiao, Weilu Wang, Weiyang Zhang, Junfei Gu, Lijun Liu, Zhiqin Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Jianchang Yang, Hao Zhang
Summary: Understanding the performance of rice in different irrigation conditions is crucial for achieving high yield and resource use efficiency. This study investigated 12 rice genotypes in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and found that alternate wetting and drying irrigation significantly improved resource use efficiency and grain yield.
Article
Agronomy
Zhikang Li, Yan Shen, Weiyang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Lijun Liu, Zhiqin Wang, Junfei Gu
Summary: Long-term straw returning to the paddy field has significant effects on rice yield, soil properties, and bacterial community. It can improve soil quality and nitrogen supply by regulating the dominant bacterial phyla in the soil, leading to an increase in rice grain yield.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yuguang Zang, Yijia Yao, Zheshu Xu, Baoqing Wang, Yiqi Mao, Weilu Wang, Weiyang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Lijun Liu, Zhiqin Wang, Guohua Liang, Jianchang Yang, Yong Zhou, Junfei Gu
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between leaf senescence and crop yield by studying the overexpression and RNA interference lines of OsNYC3 gene, as well as applying exogenous phytohormones and AWMD treatment. The results showed that delayed senescence was detrimental to grain filling, while overexpression of OsNYC3, application of ABA, and AWMD treatment improved grain filling, especially for inferior spikelets.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Zhikang Li, Yan Shen, Weiyang Zhang, Zhiqin Wang, Junfei Gu, Jianchang Yang, Jianhua Zhang
Summary: Water management plays a crucial role in determining rice yield, water use efficiency, uptake of arsenic and cadmium by plants, and greenhouse gas emissions in paddy fields. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that an alternate wetting and moderate drying regime could achieve multiple goals of increasing rice yield, saving water, and reducing harmful elements and greenhouse gas emissions. The results showed that this water management regime effectively increased rice yield, improved water use efficiency, reduced arsenic content, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Hanghang Huang, Rongyue Xu, Jixiang Yu, Weiyang Zhang, Junfei Gu, Kuanyu Zhu, Jianhua Zhang, Jianchang Yang
Summary: This study investigated the interaction between irrigation regimes and nitrogen application rates in rice, and the results showed that under continuous flooding, the highest grain yield was achieved with a medium nitrogen application rate, while under alternate wetting and moderate drying, the grain yield was comparable between medium and high nitrogen application rates. Alternate wetting and moderate drying significantly increased the grain yield, nitrogen use efficiency, and water use efficiency compared to continuous flooding.
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhikang Li, Tianyang Zhou, Kuanyu Zhu, Weilu Wang, Weiyang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Lijun Liu, Zujian Zhang, Zhiqin Wang, Baoxiang Wang, Dayong Xu, Junfei Gu, Jianchang Yang
Summary: Rice yield and grain quality are affected by salinity stress, with salt-tolerant and salt-susceptible rice cultivars showing different responses. The selection of salt-tolerant rice cultivars can help maintain high rice production and enhance grain quality under moderate salinity stress.
Article
Agronomy
Kun Liu, Yun Chen, Siyu Li, Weilu Wang, Weiyang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Junfei Gu, Jianchang Yang, Lijun Liu
Summary: Root morphology and physiology have a significant impact on aboveground growth and yield formation in rice. This study aimed to investigate the root morphological and physiological differences among rice varieties with different nitrogen sensitivities and their relationship with grain yield. The findings indicated that the root biomass and activity were higher in N-insensitive varieties, and grain yield was positively correlated with root biomass in these varieties. In N-sensitive varieties, the oxidation activity and zeatin + zeatin riboside contents in roots were positively associated with grain yield, and the application of exogenous 6-BA increased root activity and improved grain yield. Therefore, selecting rice varieties with high root activity or enhancing root activity through cultivation measures could enhance grain yield, especially under lower nitrogen application rates.
Article
Plant Sciences
Wenchun Fang, Yong Zhang, Weiyang Zhang, Junfei Gu, Fei Xiong, Gynheung An, Yunfei Wu
Summary: OsDOF18 regulates the size of starch granules in rice through cytokinin, and plays a coordinating role in carbon and nitrogen metabolism.
CURRENT PLANT BIOLOGY
(2022)
