This work was supported by the Science&Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program(2022FY101100);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Precision seed design and breeding)(XDA24020101);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31970544,31970545,32022003,32150020,32200057,and 32270092);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(No.2020090);the China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(BX20220331);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M720160);the Special Research Assistant Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2023000056).
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