supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFD1000200);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31972375);the Ministry of Agriculture of China(CARS-28);Shandong Province(SDAIT-06-03);Nanjing Agricultural University(ZW201805).
Basic helix−loop−helix(bHLH)domain-containing transcription factors are known for their roles in regulating various plant growth and developmental processes.Previously,we showed that MdbHLH3 from apple(Malus domestica...