Fatty acids and their derivatives are essential building blocks for anther cuticle and pollen
wall formation. Disruption of lipid metabolism during anther and pollen development often …

The pollen wall is a specialized extracellular cell wall matrix that surrounds male
gametophytes and plays an essential role in plant reproduction. Uncovering the …

Pollen development is a critical step in plant development that is needed for successful
breeding and seed formation. Manipulation of male fertility has proved a useful trait for …

The breeding and large-scale adoption of hybrid seeds is an important achievement in
agriculture. Rice hybrid seed production uses cytoplasmic male sterile lines or …

Programmed cell death is essential for the development of multicellular organisms, yet
pathways of plant programmed cell death and its regulation remain elusive. Here we report …

Summary The N 6‐methyladenosine (m6A) mRNA modification is crucial for plant
development and stress responses. In rice, the male sterility resulting from the deficiency of …

Male sterility in angiosperms has wide applications in agriculture, particularly in hybrid crop
breeding and gene flow control. Microspores develop adjacent to the tapetum, a layer of …

Photoperiod-and thermo-sensitive genic male sterility (PGMS and TGMS) are the core
components for hybrid breeding in crops. Hybrid rice based on the two-line system using …

Two-line hybrid breeding can fully utilize heterosis in crops. In thermo-sensitive genic male
sterile (TGMS) lines, low critical sterility-inducing temperature (CSIT) is vital to safeguard the …

N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation plays important roles during development in
different species. However, knowledge of m6A RNA methylation in monocots remains …