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Functional Specificities of Brassinosteroid and Potential Utilization for Crop Improvement by Tong, Hongning, Chu, Chengcai

“…Brassinosteroid (BR) regulates many important agronomic traits and thus has great potential in agriculture. However, BR application is limited due to its…”
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Gibberellin Metabolism and Signaling: Targets for Improving Agronomic Performance of Crops by Gao, Shaopei, Chu, Chengcai

“…Abstract Gibberellins (GAs) are a class of tetracyclic diterpenoid phytohormones that regulate many aspects of plant development, including seed germination,…”
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Improvement of nutrient use efficiency in rice: current toolbox and future perspectives by Zhang, Zhihua, Gao, Shaopei, Chu, Chengcai

“…Modern agriculture relies heavily on chemical fertilizers, especially in terms of cereal production. The excess application of fertilizers not only increases…”
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MicroRNAs in crop improvement: fine-tuners for complex traits by Tang, Jiuyou, Chu, Chengcai

“…One of the most common challenges for both conventional and modern crop improvement is that the appearance of one desirable trait in a new crop variety is…”
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NRT1.1s in plants: functions beyond nitrate transport by Wang, Wei, Hu, Bin, Li, Aifu, Chu, Chengcai

“…Abstract Arabidopsis AtNRT1.1 (CHL1/AtNPF6.3) is the first nitrate transporter identified in plants and was initially found to play a role in nitrate uptake…”
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Natural variations of SLG1 confer high-temperature tolerance in indica rice by Xu, Yufang, Zhang, Li, Ou, Shujun, Wang, Ruci, Wang, Yueming, Chu, Chengcai, Yao, Shanguo

“…With global warming and climate change, breeding crop plants tolerant to high-temperature stress is of immense significance. tRNA 2-thiolation is a highly…”
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The impact of high-temperature stress on rice: Challenges and solutions by Xu, Yufang, Chu, Chengcai, Yao, Shanguo

“…Heat stress (HS) caused by rapidly warming climate has become a serious threat to global food security. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food crop for over…”
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Arabidopsis WRKY46, WRKY54, and WRKY70 Transcription Factors Are Involved in Brassinosteroid-Regulated Plant Growth and Drought Responses by Chen, Jiani, Nolan, Trevor M., Ye, Huaxun, Zhang, Mingcai, Tong, Hongning, Xin, Peiyong, Chu, Jinfang, Chu, Chengcai, Li, Zhaohu, Yin, Yanhai

“…Plant steroid hormones, brassinosteroids (BRs), play important roles in growth and development. BR signaling controls the activities of BRASSINOSTERIOD…”
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Salt tolerance in rice: Physiological responses and molecular mechanisms by Liu, Citao, Mao, Bigang, Yuan, Dingyang, Chu, Chengcai, Duan, Meijuan

“…Crop yield loss due to soil salinization is an increasing threat to agriculture worldwide. Salt stress drastically affects the growth, development, and grain…”
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Selenium Uptake, Transport, Metabolism, Reutilization, and Biofortification in Rice by Zhang, Lianhe, Chu, Chengcai

“…Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and other animals. The human body mainly acquires Se from plant foods, especially cereal grains. Rice is…”
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NRT1.1B is associated with root microbiota composition and nitrogen use in field-grown rice by Zhang, Jingying, Liu, Yong-Xin, Zhang, Na, Hu, Bin, Jin, Tao, Xu, Haoran, Qin, Yuan, Yan, Pengxu, Zhang, Xiaoning, Guo, Xiaoxuan, Hui, Jing, Cao, Shouyun, Wang, Xin, Wang, Chao, Wang, Hui, Qu, Baoyuan, Fan, Guangyi, Yuan, Lixing, Garrido-Oter, Ruben, Chu, Chengcai, Bai, Yang

“…Nitrogen-use efficiency of indica varieties of rice is superior to that of japonica varieties. We apply 16S ribosomal RNA gene profiling to characterize root…”
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Expression of the Nitrate Transporter Gene OsNRT1.1A/OsNPF6.3 Confers High Yield and Early Maturation in Rice by Wang, Wei, Hu, Bin, Yuan, Dingyang, Liu, Yongqiang, Che, Ronghui, Hu, Yingchun, Ou, Shujun, Liu, Yongxin, Zhang, Zhihua, Wang, Hongru, Jiang, Zhimin, Zhang, Zhengli, Gao, Xiaokai, Qiu, Yahong, Meng, Xiangbing, Liu, Yongxin, Bai, Yang, Liang, Yan, Wang, Yiqin, Zhang, Lianhe, Li, Legong, Sodmergen, Jing, Haichun, Li, Jiayang, Chu, Chengcai

“…Nitrogen (N) is a major driving force for crop yield improvement, but application of high levels of N delays flowering, prolonging maturation and thus…”
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Genomic basis of geographical adaptation to soil nitrogen in rice by Liu, Yongqiang, Wang, Hongru, Jiang, Zhimin, Wang, Wei, Xu, Ruineng, Wang, Qihui, Zhang, Zhihua, Li, Aifu, Liang, Yan, Ou, Shujun, Liu, Xiujie, Cao, Shouyun, Tong, Hongning, Wang, Yonghong, Zhou, Feng, Liao, Hong, Hu, Bin, Chu, Chengcai

“…The intensive application of inorganic nitrogen underlies marked increases in crop production, but imposes detrimental effects on ecosystems 1 , 2 : it is…”
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Brassinosteroid Regulates Cell Elongation by Modulating Gibberellin Metabolism in Rice by Tong, Hongning, Xiao, Yunhua, Liu, Dapu, Gao, Shaopei, Liu, Linchuan, Yin, Yanhai, Jin, Yun, Qian, Qian, Chu, Chengcai

“…Brassinosteroid (BR) and gibberellin (GA) are two predominant hormones regulating plant cell elongation. A defect in either of these leads to reduced plant…”
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Activation of Big Grain1 significantly improves grain size by regulating auxin transport in rice by Liu, Linchuan, Tong, Hongning, Xiao, Yunhua, Che, Ronghui, Xu, Fan, Hu, Bin, Liang, Chengzhen, Chu, Jinfang, Li, Jiayang, Chu, Chengcai

“…Grain size is one of the key factors determining grain yield. However, it remains largely unknown how grain size is regulated by developmental signals. Here,…”
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Control of rice pre‐harvest sprouting by glutaredoxin‐mediated abscisic acid signaling by Xu, Fan, Tang, Jiuyou, Gao, Shaopei, Cheng, Xi, Du, Lin, Chu, Chengcai

“…Summary Pre‐harvest sprouting (PHS) is one of the major problems in cereal production worldwide, which causes significant losses of both yield and quality;…”
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Genetic architecture underlying light and temperature mediated flowering in Arabidopsis, rice, and temperate cereals by Cao, Shuanghe, Luo, Xumei, Xu, Dengan, Tian, Xiuling, Song, Jie, Xia, Xianchun, Chu, Chengcai, He, Zhonghu

“…Summary Timely flowering is essential for optimum crop reproduction and yield. To determine the best flowering‐time genes (FTGs) relevant to local adaptation…”
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Variation in NRT1.1B contributes to nitrate-use divergence between rice subspecies by Hu, Bin, Wang, Wei, Ou, Shujun, Tang, Jiuyou, Li, Hua, Che, Ronghui, Zhang, Zhihua, Chai, Xuyang, Wang, Hongru, Wang, Yiqin, Liang, Chengzhen, Liu, Linchuan, Piao, Zhongze, Deng, Qiyun, Deng, Kun, Xu, Chi, Liang, Yan, Zhang, Lianhe, Li, Legong, Chu, Chengcai

“…Chengcai Chu and colleagues show that genetic variation in NRT1.1B / OsNPF6.5 contributes to nitrate-use divergence between two main subspecies of Asian…”
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Early selection of bZIP73 facilitated adaptation of japonica rice to cold climates by Liu, Citao, Ou, Shujun, Mao, Bigang, Tang, Jiuyou, Wang, Wei, Wang, Hongru, Cao, Shouyun, Schläppi, Michael R., Zhao, Bingran, Xiao, Guoying, Wang, Xiping, Chu, Chengcai

“…Cold stress is a major factor limiting production and geographic distribution of rice ( Oryza sativa ). Although the growth range of japonica subspecies has…”
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OsPT2, a phosphate transporter, is involved in the active uptake of selenite in rice by Zhang, Lianhe, Hu, Bin, Li, Wei, Che, Ronghui, Deng, Kun, Li, Hua, Yu, Feiyan, Ling, Hongqing, Li, Youjun, Chu, Chengcai

“…Selenite is a predominant form of selenium (Se) available to plants, especially in anaerobic soils, but the molecular mechanism of selenite uptake by plants is…”
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