National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.32270685);National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program(Overseas);"Young Scientist Fostering Funds for the National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation&Utilization of Horticultural Crops."
Dear Editor,The advancement of long-read sequencing technologies has significantly enhanced pan-genome studies,enabling numerous chromosome-level de novo assemblies for a single species(Jiao and Schneeberger,2017;Mark...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32101813,32370693,and 32300559);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS-OCRI-XKPY-202104 and CAAS-ZDRW202105);the Young Top-notch Talent Cultivation Program of Hubei Province.
Plant architecture can act as a pivotal determinant of crop yield by maximizing photosynthate accumulation in grains,but no B.napus rapeseed ideotype has yet been defined.However,semi-dwarf and compact(SDC)rapeseed pl...
supported by the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (MIAMi project-grant agreement N°814645);the ARD CVL Biopharmaceutical program of the Region Centre-Val de Loire (ETOPOCentre project);the ANR (project MIACYC–ANR-20-CE43-0010).
Dear Editor,Rauvolfia tetraphylla(aka the Devil pepper)(Supplemental Figure 1)is a well-known medicinal plant that produces monoterpenoid indole alkaloids(MIAs).This MIA biosynthesis occurs in several organs,including...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFC2600101);the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (JCYJ20190814163805604 and KQTD20180411143628272);the Fund of the Key Laboratory of Shenzhen (ZDSYS20141118170111640);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program.
Jerusalem artichoke(Helianthus tuberosus)is a global multifunctional crop.It has wide applications in the food,health,feed,and biofuel industries and in ecological protection;it also serves as a germplasm pool for bre...
supported by the National"Ten-Thousand Talents Program"for Leading Talents of Science and Technology Innovation in China,the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFC1706203);the National Young Qihuang Scholars Training Program,the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82003888,82073963,81522049,82003889);a Key Scientific and Technological Grant of Zhejiang for Breeding New Agricultural Varieties (2021C02074-3);the"Sannongjiufang"Research Joint Project of Zhejiang Province (2023SNJF029);the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LY20H280008);Research Projects of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (2021JKZKTS011A,2021JKZDZC06,2020010,and YB20023).
Tropane alkaloids(TAs),which are anticholinergic agents,are an essential class of natural compounds,and there is a growing demand for TAs with anesthetic,analgesic,and spasmolytic effects.Anisodus acutan-gulus(Solanac...
supported by the general program of the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province,China(C2022204030);the general program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32171817);special research projects for the new talent of Hebei Agricultural University,Hebei Province,China(YJ2020025);the China Agricultural Research System(CARS-30-2-07);grants from the Hebei Province Key R&D Program(21326304D).
Dear Editor,Jujube(Ziziphus jujuba Mill.),commonly called Chinese jujube,is a vital member of the Rhamnaceae family.It is famous for its tolerance to dry,barren,and saline-alkali soils,and its fruit has important nutr...
supported by grants from the Major Science and Technology Projects in Yunnan Province(202202AE090021);a special project of Yunnan Key Laboratory of Crop Production and Smart Agriculture(202105AG070007);a sub-project of the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFD1000503);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31960451,31560417);a Key Project of Applied Basic Research Program of Yunnan Province(2015FA024);the ESI Discipline Promotion Program of Yunnan Agricultural University(2019YNAUESIMS01).
Erianthus produces substantial biomass,exhibits a good Brix value,and shows wide environmental adaptability,making it a potential biofuel plant.In contrast to closely related sorghum and sugarcane,Erianthus can grow i...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81973422 and 31570302);the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(CAMS)Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2021-I2M-1-071).
Artemisia argyi Le´vl.et Vant.,a perennial Artemisia herb with an intense fragrance,is widely used in traditional medicine in China and many other Asian countries.Here,we present a chromosome-scale genome assembly of...
supported by the Zhejiang Science and Technology Major Program on Agricultural New Variety Breeding(grant 2021C02070-10);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants 32171828 and 32101545);the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture(grant ZY20180204).
Terpenoids,including aromatic volatile monoterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids,function in defense against pathogens and herbivores.Phoebe trees are remarkable for their scented wood and decay resistance.Unlike other Laur...
supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant XDA23080603).
Thyme has medicinal and aromatic value because of its potent antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.However,the absence of a fully sequenced thyme genome limits functional genomic studies of Chinese native thymes.Th...