supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2007CB109000);the National Science Found for Distinguished Young Scholars, China(30925023);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30671297);the National High-Tech R&D Program of China(2009AA101102)
Plant leaves respond to day/night cycling in a number of physiological ways. At the mRNA level, the expression of some genes changes during the 24 h period. To determine which proteins exhibited a rhythmic pattern of ...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB109000 and 2009CB118400)
Heterosis has contributed greatly to yield in maize, but the nature of its contribution is not completely clear. In this study, two strategies using whole-genome oligonucleotide microarrays were employed to identify d...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2001CB108800 and 2007CB109000)
In wheat, plant height is an important agronomic trait, and a number of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling plant height have been located. In this study, using the conditional and unconditional QTL mapping met...
supported by the National 973 Program of China (2007CB109000);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30871577)
Through bioinformatic data mining, 10 SnRK2 and 31 CIPK genes were identified from sorghum genome. They are unevenly distributed in the sorghum chromosomes. Most SnRK2 genes have 8 introns, while the CIPK genes have a...
Supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB109000);National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30671297, 30600392, 30871529, 30871577)
Heterosis in internode elongation and plant height is commonly observed in hybrid plants, but the molecular basis for the increased internode elongation in hybrids is unknown. In this study, midparent heterosis in pla...