supported by the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (No. 201303103);the National Key Research and Development Program, China (No. 2016YFD0200105);the Innovative Group Grant of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31121062)
Better understanding of the factors that influence crop nitrogen(N) requirement plays an important role in improving regional N recommendations for rice(Oryza sativa L.) production. We collected data from 1 280 plot-l...
supported by the Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project (No. YETP0313);the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (No. 2014JD073);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 31330070, 30925024, 31121062, 41173083, and 41473068);the Introducing International Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology Program of the Ministry of Agriculture of China (948 Program) (No. 2011-G18)
Imbalanced application of nitrogen(N) and phosphorus(P) fertilizers can result in reduced crop yield,low nutrient use efficiency,and high loss of nutrients and soil nitrate nitrogen(NO_3^--N) accumulation decreases wh...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31071852 and 31121062)
Maize plants respond to low-nitrogen stress by enhancing root elongation. The underlying physiological mechanism remains unknown. Seedlings of maize (Zea mays L., cv. Zhengdan 958) were grown in hydroponics with the...
financially supported by the National 863 Program of China(2012AA100306);the National 973 Program of China(2011CB100305);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30971863,31121062);the Ministry of Agriculture of China(2011ZX08003-005)
Aldehyde dehydrogenases(ALDHs) represent a large protein family, which includes several members that catalyze the oxidation of an aldehyde to its corresponding carboxylic acid in plants. Genes encoding members of th...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB118300 and 2009CB118605);the Innovative Group Grant of NSFC, China (31121062);the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (201103003)
Wheat is an important source of essential minerals for human body. Breeding wheat with high grain mineral concentration thus benefits human health. The objective of present study was to identify quantitative trait lo...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB100305,2009CB11860);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31121062,31172015);the Special Fund for Agriculture Profession (201103003)
Breeding high-yielding and nutrient-efficient cultivars is one strategy to simultaneously resolve the problems of food security,resource shortage,and environmental pollution.However,the potential increased yield and r...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31121062and31071852);EU Seventh Framework Programme of European Union(NUE-CROPS,222645);the Special Fund for the Agricultural Profession of China(201103003)
Maize plants adapt to low phosphorus (P) stress by increasing root growth. It is of importance to know the extent to which genetic improvement of root growth can enhance P acquisiton. In the present study, the contr...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.31172033 and 41101277);the National Science Basic Research Program of China(No.2007CB109308);the Foundation of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Ph.D.Work(No.20100008110004);the German Research Foundation (DFG)(No.IRTG 1070);the Innovation Group Grant of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31121062)
Excessive amounts of nitrate have accumulated in many soils on the North China Plain due to the large amounts of chemical N fertilizers or manures used in combination with low carbon inputs. We investigated the potent...