The root microbiome refers to the community of microbes living in association with a plant's
roots, and includes mutualists, pathogens, and commensals. Here we focus on recent …

Crop productivity relies heavily on nitrogen (N) fertilization. Production and application of N
fertilizers consume huge amounts of energy, and excess is detrimental to the environment; …

Nitrogen-use efficiency of indica varieties of rice is superior to that of japonica varieties. We
apply 16S ribosomal RNA gene profiling to characterize root microbiota of 68 indica and 27 …

Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) consists of two main subspecies, indica and japonica.
Indica has higher nitrate-absorption activity than japonica, but the molecular mechanisms …

Amino acid transporters (AAT s) play indispensable roles in nutrient allocation during plant
development. In this study, we demonstrated that inhibiting expression of the rice amino acid …

Abstract The high-yielding Green Revolution varieties of cereal crops are characterized by a
semidwarf architecture and lodging resistance. Plant height is tightly regulated by the …

This new edition of a bestseller examines plant nutrition's role as one of the most important
limiting factors that must be overcome to optimize food production. Extensively revised and …

Microplastics might affect the nitrogen (N)-use efficiency, crop production, and reactive N
losses in agricultural system. However, it remains unclear whether the effects are dependent …

The advent of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) has had a
profound impact on plant biology, and crop improvement. In this review, we summarize the …

Nitrogen (N) is the major nutrient limiting rice (Oryza sativa L.) production. Avoiding
excessive N use without compromising yields has long been a priority for both research and …