Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops in the world. Since the completion of
rice reference genome sequences, tremendous progress has been achieved in …

The global agricultural system has been badly affected by adverse environmental changes
in the past few years. These changes, including the rise of abiotic and biotic stressors …

Modern green revolution varieties of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) confer semi-dwarf and
lodging-resistant plant architecture owing to the Reduced height-B1b (Rht-B1b) and Rht …

Crop yield potential is constrained by the inherent trade-offs among traits such as between
grain size and number. Brassinosteroids (BRs) promote grain size, yet their role in …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a group of polyhydroxylated plant steroid hormones that are
crucial for many aspects of a plant's life. BRs were originally characterized for their function …

Drought stress is a severe environmental constraint among the emerging problems. Plants
are highly vulnerable to drought stress and a severe decrease in yield was recorded in the …

Poaceae members shared a whole-genome duplication called rho. However, little is known
about the evolutionary pattern of the rho-derived duplicates among Poaceae lineages and …

Plant steroid hormones, brassinosteroids (BRs), play important roles in growth and
development. BR signaling controls the activities of BRASSINOSTERIOD INSENSITIVE1 …

Given the continuously growing population and decreasing arable land, food shortage is
becoming one of the most serious global problems in this century 1. Grain size is one of the …

Plant defense against herbivores is costly and often associated with growth repression. The
phytohormone jasmonate (JA) plays a central role in prioritizing defense over growth during …