Copy number variants (CNVs) are associated with changes in gene expression levels and
contribute to various adaptive traits 1 , 2 . Here we show that a CNV at the Grain Length on …

Grain size determines grain weight and affects grain quality. Several major quantitative trait
loci (QTLs) regulating grain size have been cloned; however, our understanding of the …

Leaf morphology is an important agronomic trait in rice breeding. We isolated three allelic
mutants of NARROW AND ROLLED LEAF 1 (nrl1) which showed phenotypes of reduced leaf …

Salt and drought stress has been an important factor limiting agricultural production, and SA
is an important phenolic involved in stress response, but the function of SA in response to …

The myeloblastosis (MYB) family comprises a large group of transcription factors (TFs) that
has a variety of functions. Among them, the R2R3-MYB type of proteins are the largest group …

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) plays a vital role in the removal of active oxygen in plant. In this
study, bioinformatics research and expression analysis of SOD gene family under drought …

Malting quality is an important determinant of the value of barley grain used in malting and
brewing. With recent sequencing and assembling of the barley genome, an increasing …

Adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporters (ABC transporters) participate in various
plant growth and abiotic stress responses. In the present study, 131 ABC genes in barley …

The WRKY gene family consists of transcription factors that are widely distributed in plants
and play a key role in plant growth and development, secondary metabolite synthesis, biotic …

Grain weight is an important determinant of grain yield. However, the underlying regulatory
mechanisms for grain size remain to be fully elucidated. Here, we identify a rice mutant grain …