Increasing energy demands and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are key motivating factors driving the development of lignocellulosic crops as an alternative to non-renewable energy sources. The effects...
Roots, the ‘hidden half’ of plants, are notoriously difficult to phenotype. Xie et al. utilise a ‘pouch and wick’ high-throughput phenotyping pipeline to quantify the variation in seedling root system architecture of...
Meloidogyne graminicola is responsible for production losses in rice (Oryza sativa) in Asia and Latin America. Petitot et al. assess the cytological and molecular mechanisms underlying nematode resistance identified in...
Nicaraguan teosinte Zea nicaraguensis, a species found in frequently flooded areas, is useful germplasm for breeding flooding-tolerant maize. Mano and Omori select flooding-tolerant lines using a library of...
Timing of flowering is an adaptive trait regulated by environmental cues and has been intensively studied in annual plants, but in perennials it is currently not well characterized. Quilot-Turion et al. apply cold...
Comparative genomics of domestication in Asian Vigna Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) was domesticated in Southeast Asia and is a scientifically neglected crop with under-exploited potential. Isemura et al. compare its...
Chromosome region for high hydraulic conductance in rice The rate of photosynthesis in paddy rice, Oryza sativa, often decreases around noon on sunny days because of water stress even under submerged conditions. Adachi...