supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(2023YFD1202800);the Key Research Project of the Shennong Laboratory(SN01-2022-03);the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS-13);Key Projects of Henan Province(222301420026);Major Science and Technology Projects of Henan Province(221100110300);the Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars from Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences(2025ZC13,2023JQ02 and 2024JQ06);the Henan Provincial Agriculture Research System,China(S2012-5).
Dear Editor,Cultivated peanut(peanut in short)(Arachis hypogaea,2n=4x=40,genome type AABB)is a legume crop serving globally as a crucial source of edible oil and protein.Available peanut reference genome sequences obt...
This work was supported by grants from National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFF1000100);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32301798 and 32241042);the Central Public-lnterest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund;the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Dear Editor,,Foxtail millet(Setaria italica)and its wild ancestor green foxtail(S.viridis),are two C4 genetic model plants known for their desirable traits,such as small size,short life cycle,ease of transformation,an...
Crop wild relatives(CWRs)deliver untapped genetic diversity,as they contain valuable breeding traits absent in the cultivated pool,e.g.,traits imparting climate resilience.Facilitating genetic material from CWRs to br...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(grant no.9143511);the Department of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province(grant no.2020c02002);the Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation(grant no.LZ17C130001);the JiangsuCollaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production;the 111 Project(grant no.B17039)to L.F.
DOMESTICATION OF CROPS BY TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS Crop domestication is a unique pattern of plant evolution,commonly referred to as the process of generation of cultivated crops from wild specles due to morphological ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31788103);the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese AcademyofSciences(XDA24030501,XDA24030403,andXDA24040102);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32090064,32172053,and32001501).
Rice is one of the earliest domesticated crops that has been cultivated for thousands of years.Interestingly,unlike other crops that are predominantly domesticated by a singleto neventin one place,the domestication of...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(grant 9143511);Department of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province(grant 2020C02002);the Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation(grant LZ17C130001);the Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production,and the 111 Project(grant B17039)to L.F.
Rye(Secale cereale)is an important crop with multiple uses and a valuable genetic resource for wheat breeding.However,due to its complex genome and outcrossing nature,the origin of cultivated rye remains elusive.The g...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.32090065 and 32001508 to L.D.,32090064 and 31725021 to F.K.,31930083 to B.L,31901568 to Q.C,32022062 to S.Lu.,32001502 to Y,Z);and also supported by the Major Program of Guangdong Basic and Applied FResearch(grant no.2019B030302006 to F.K.andB.L).
Photoperiod responsiveness is a key factor limiting the geographic distribution of cultivated soybean and its wild ancestor.In particular,the genetic basis of the adaptation in wild soybean remains poorly understood.I...
Polyploidy is characterized by the presence of two or more complete sets of chromosomes coming from intraspecies whole-genome duplication(i.e.,autopolyploidy)or from hybridization between distinct but related species(...
This w ork was supported by a grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31701255 and 31670352).We sincerely apologize to colleagues in this field whose w ork could not be discussed or cited due to space and reference limitations.
Unlike normal cultivated tomato, Aft/Aft atv/atv (also known as Indigo Rose or Sun Black) is known to accumulate anthocyanins in the peel of its fruit in a light-dependent manner. Three recent studies reveal a transcr...
The changing climate threatens agricultural production and food security(Vincent et al.,2019).The limited genetic diversity of crops restricts the improvement potential,which acts as an inevitable barrier for breeding...