supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFF1001400 to T.W.);the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(2023QNRC001 to Q.Y.);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32370253 to J.D.,32325035 to H.L.);the US Department of Agriculture(USDA)US National Institute of Food and Agriculture(NIFA)grant(2022-38821-37353 to S.R.),and a US National Science Foundation Award(2217830 to S.R.).
Medicago,a genus in the Leguminosae or Fabaceae family,includes the most globally significant forage crops,notably alfalfa(Medicago sativa).Its close diploid relative Medicago truncatula serves as an exemplary model p...
funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFE0127700);the Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.2021CXGC010803).
EDU reduces O_(3) sensitivity of alfalfa by mediating antioxidant enzyme activities.AM symbiosis increases stomatal conductance and plant O_(3) sensitivity.AM fungi increase stomatal conductance by increasing plant st...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42107513);the Key Projects of Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No. 22JR5RA051);the Key Research and Development Program of Gansu Province (No. 21YF5FA151);the Gansu Province science and Technology project (21JR7RA070)
Enhancing the growth of alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.)through inoculation with rhizobacteria represents a sustainable strategy for reclaiming saline soils.However,the lack of suitable strains and practical application gu...
supported by the earmarked fund for CARS(CARS-34);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(ASTIP-IAS14);the Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Overseas)to Yongfeng Zhou.
Given the escalating impact of climate change on agriculture and food security,gaining insights into the evolutionary dynamics of climatic adaptation and uncovering climate-adapted variation can empower the breeding o...
Alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.) is a legume forage that is widely cultivated owing to its high biomass yield and favorable nutrient values. However, alfalfa contains relatively high lignin, which limits its utilization.Do...
supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2021ZY81 to TZ);the ChineseUniversities Scientific Fund(2019TC257 and 2020TC189 to SJ);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31772656 and No.31402123 to TZ).
Medicago is a genus of legumes(Fabaceae)that resemble common clovers with pinnately trifoliate leaves and spirally coiled seed pods,and Medicago sativa is a famous forage crop throughout the world.In this study,we sys...