Breeding effects on the genotype × environment interaction for yield of durum wheat grown after the Green Revolution: The case of Spain
Publication date: Available online 21 March 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Fadia Chairi, Nieves Aparicio, Maria Dolores Serret, José Luis Araus (Source: The Crop Journal)
Source: The Crop Journal - March 22, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Fine mapping and characterization of the awn inhibitor B1 locus in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Jianqing Niu, Shusong Zheng, Xiaoli Shi, Muhammad Kashif Naeem, Yaoqi Si, Shuiquan Tian, Yilin He, Hong-Qing Ling (Source: The Crop Journal)
Source: The Crop Journal - March 21, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Phenotypic plasticity and genetic variation of cotton yield and its related traits under water-limited conditions
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Baoqi Li, Qin Tian, Xuwen Wang, Bei Han, Li Liu, Xianhui Kong, Aijun Si, Juan Wang, Zhongxu Lin, Xianlong Zhang, Yu Yu, Xiyan Yang (Source: The Crop Journal)
Source: The Crop Journal - March 20, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Identification of herbicide resistance loci using a genome-wide association study and linkage mapping in Chinese common wheat
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Chaonan Shi, Yueting Zheng, Junyou Geng, Chunyi Liu, He Pei, Yan Ren, Zhongdong Dong, Lei Zhao, Ning Zhang, Feng Chen (Source: The Crop Journal)
Source: The Crop Journal - March 20, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Multi-environment QTL mapping of crown root traits in a maize RIL population
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Pengcheng Li, Yingying Fan, Shuangyi Yin, Yunyun Wang, Houmiao Wang, Yang Xu, Zefeng Yang, Chenwu Xu (Source: The Crop Journal)
Source: The Crop Journal - March 20, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Application of moderate nitrogen levels alleviates yield loss and grain quality deterioration caused by post-silking heat stress in fresh waxy maize
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Jue Wang, Pengxiao Fu, Weiping Lu, Dalei Lu (Source: The Crop Journal)
Source: The Crop Journal - March 20, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Mutagenesis reveals that the rice OsMPT3 gene is an important osmotic regulatory factor
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Shengcai Huang, Shichao Xin, Guoqiang Xie, Jiao Han, Zhonglai Liu, Bing Wang, Shuqing Zhang, Qingyu Wu, Xianguo Cheng (Source: The Crop Journal)
Source: The Crop Journal - March 20, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
A case study of a micro-inversion event in dark brown fibre cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Tianwang Wen, Tian Yao, Chunyuan You, Zhongxu Lin (Source: The Crop Journal)
Source: The Crop Journal - March 20, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
The laccase gene GhLac1 modulates fiber initiation and elongation by coordinating jasmonic acid and flavonoid metabolism
Publication date: Available online 8 February 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Qin Hu, Shenghua Xiao, Qianqian Guan, Lili Tu, Feng Sheng, Xuezhu Du, Xianlong ZhangAbstractCotton fibers are single cells originating in the epidermis of cotton ovules, and serve as the largest natural fiber source for the textile industry. In theory, all epidermal cells have the potential to develop into fibers, but only 15%–25% of epidermis cells develop into commercially viable lint fibers. We previously showed that GhLac1 participates in cotton defense against biotic stress. Here we report that GhLac1 also has a role in cotton fiber...
Source: The Crop Journal - February 9, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Influence of plastic film mulching and planting density on yield, leaf anatomy, and root characteristics of maize on the Loess Plateau
Publication date: Available online 8 February 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Li Niu, Yanyan Yan, Peng Hou, Wenbo Bai, Rulang Zhao, Yonghong Wang, Shaokun Li, Taisheng Du, Ming Zhao, Jiqing Song, Wenbin ZhouAbstractIn rainfed areas of northwestern China, maize production is constrained mainly by low temperature during early growth and water limitation during the entire growth period. Plastic film mulching is commonly used to increase maize yield in this area, because it increases topsoil temperature and moisture content as well as water use efficiency. However, the physiological and anatomical bases of maize yield i...
Source: The Crop Journal - February 9, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Allelic impacts on pre-harvest sprouting resistance and favorable haplotypes in TaPHS1 of Chinese wheat accessions
In this study, a panel of 725 Chinese wheat accessions were evaluated for PHS resistance in three environments. There was abundant variation in PHS resistance and 63 accessions showing high resistance had germination rates of <10% across three experiments. The distribution of three causal single nucleotide polymorphisms in TaPHS1 at bases −222, +646, and + 666 were assessed and frequencies were determined. Favorable alleles conferring PHS resistance were identified for each locus. Haplotype analysis showed that bases C, G, and A at each of the three loci comprised the best haplotype for PHS resistance, whereas TA...
Source: The Crop Journal - February 9, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Complete organelle genomes of Sinapis arvensis and their evolutionary implications
Publication date: Available online 8 February 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Shifei Sang, Hongtao Cheng, Desheng Mei, Li Fu, Hui Wang, Jia Liu, Wenxiang Wang, Qamar U. Zaman, Kede Liu, Qiong HuAbstractSinapis arvensis, belonging to the genus Sinapis of the family Brassicaceae, has good agronomic characters that make it a valuable genetic resource for crop improvement and is a cytoplasmic source of heterologous cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS). In addition, S. arvensis has played an important role in the evolution of the six major cultivated Brassica species involved in the triangle of U. Using next-generation seque...
Source: The Crop Journal - February 9, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Genome-wide association mapping for grain shape and color traits in Ethiopian durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum)
Publication date: Available online 8 February 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Admas Alemu, Tileye Feyissa, Roberto Tuberosa, Marco Maccaferri, Giuseppe Sciara, Tesfaye Letta, Bekele AbeyoAbstractGrain shape and color strongly influence yield and quality of durum wheat. Identifying QTL for these traits is essential for transferring favorable alleles based on selection strategies and breeding objectives. In the present study, 192 Ethiopian durum wheat accessions comprising 167 landraces and 25 cultivars were genotyped with a high-density Illumina iSelect 90 K single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) wheat array to condu...
Source: The Crop Journal - February 9, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Repression of microRNA 160 results in retarded seed integument growth and smaller final seed size in cotton
Publication date: Available online 8 February 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Nian Liu, Shuchang Wu, Zhonghua Li, Anam Qadir Khan, Haiyan Hu, Xianlong Zhang, Lili TuAbstractmicroRNA 160 (miR160), targeting auxin response factors (ARFs), plays many roles in plant development. We investigated the role of the miR160/ARF axis in regulation of cotton seed size. Suppressing miR160 activity, specifically in the seed coat, led to smaller seeds and less fiber production owing to attenuated growth of the maternal integument. Scanning electron microscopy and histology showed that expansion of cells in the integument was retard...
Source: The Crop Journal - February 9, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Tolerance to low phosphorus in rice varieties is conferred by regulation of root growth
Publication date: Available online 8 February 2020Source: The Crop JournalAuthor(s): Yaping Deng, Chuanbao Men, Shengfeng Qiao, Wenjie Wang, Junfei Gu, Lijun Liu, Zujian Zhang, Hao Zhang, Zhiqin Wang, Jianchang YangAbstractPhosphorus use efficiency (PUE) can be improved through cultivation techniques and breeding. However, little is known about rice (Oryza sativa L.) agronomic and physiological traits associated with high PUE. We characterized the agronomic and physiological traits of rice varieties with different tolerances to low phosphorus in nutrient solution. Two varieties with strong tolerance to low phosphorus (STVs...
Source: The Crop Journal - February 9, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
