Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have developed into a powerful and ubiquitous
tool for the investigation of complex traits. In large part, this was fueled by advances in …

Plants are fascinating and complex organisms. A comprehensive understanding of the
organization, function and evolution of plant genes is essential to disentangle important …

We describe updates to the Rice SNP-Seek Database since its first release. We ran a new
SNP-calling pipeline followed by filtering that resulted in complete, base, filtered and core …

Soil drying causes leaf rolling in rice, but the relationship between leaf rolling and drought
tolerance has historically confounded selection of drought‐tolerant genotypes. In this study …

Plant defense to microbial pathogens is often accompanied by significant growth inhibition.
How plants merge immune system function with normal growth and development is still …

Grain weight and grain number, the two important yield traits, are mainly determined by
grain size and panicle architecture in rice. Herein, we report the identification and functional …

Plants compete for light partly by over-producing chlorophyll in leaves. The resulting high
light absorption is an effective strategy for out competing neighbors in mixed communities …

Abstract Background and Aims Understanding variation in seed longevity, especially within
closely related germplasm, will lead to better understanding of the molecular basis of this …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is an imperative staple crop for nearly half of the world's population.
Challenging environmental conditions encompassing abiotic and biotic stresses negatively …