[HTML][HTML] Molecular bases of rice grain size and quality for optimized productivity

D Ren, C Ding, Q Qian - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The accomplishment of further optimization of crop productivity in grain yield and quality is a
great challenge. Grain size is one of the crucial determinants of rice yield and quality; all of …

Phytohormone signaling and crosstalk in regulating drought stress response in plants

P Salvi, M Manna, H Kaur, T Thakur, N Gandass… - Plant Cell Reports, 2021 - Springer
Phytohormones are ubiquitously involved in plant biological processes and regulate cellular
signaling pertaining to unheralded environmental cues, such as salinity, drought, extreme …

[HTML][HTML] De novo domestication: an alternative route toward new crops for the future

AR Fernie, J Yan - Molecular plant, 2019 - cell.com
Current global agricultural production must feed over 7 billion people. However, productivity
varies greatly across the globe and is under threat from both increased competitions for land …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic control of grain appearance quality in rice

D Zhao, C Zhang, Q Li, Q Liu - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Grain appearance, one of the key determinants of rice quality, reflects the ability to attract
consumers, and is characterized by four major properties: grain shape, chalkiness …

Plant SWEET family of sugar transporters: structure, evolution and biological functions

J Ji, L Yang, Z Fang, Y Zhang, M Zhuang, H Lv, Y Wang - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The SWEET (sugars will eventually be exported transporter) family was identified as a new
class of sugar transporters that function as bidirectional uniporters/facilitators and facilitate …

A G-protein pathway determines grain size in rice

S Sun, L Wang, H Mao, L Shao, X Li, J ** in rice
SR McCouch, MH Wright, CW Tung, LG Maron… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Increasing food production is essential to meet the demands of a growing human
population, with its rising income levels and nutritional expectations. To address the …

Sucrose metabolism: gateway to diverse carbon use and sugar signaling

YL Ruan - Annual review of plant biology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Sucrose metabolism plays pivotal roles in development, stress response, and yield
formation, mainly by generating a range of sugars as metabolites to fuel growth and …

Cereal endosperms: development and storage product accumulation

J Liu, MW Wu, CM Liu - Annual review of plant biology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The persistent triploid endosperms of cereal crops are the most important source of human
food and animal feed. The development of cereal endosperms progresses through …