🌾Wu et al. report that TE-mediated #DNA methylation leads to grain filling with a maternal effect in high-latitude Japonica rice varieties, possibly associated with the northward expansion of #rice during domestication.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70126
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#ClimateChange will have a major impact on #FoodSecurity. This #JIPB commentary explores the potential of DULL NITROGEN RESPONSE 1 for climate-smart crop breeding under elevated CO2.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70084
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#PlantSci #AgTech #CropSci #rice #wheat #corn #climate
Can you have the best of both worlds? Xu et al. think so!
They report that the artificial thiourea derivative, Y21, serves as a GA-signaling agonist *and* an #auxin analog, promoting #seed germination and #root #development.
➡️https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70068
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#Sweet!
#Raspberry is an economically valuable #fruit and #medicine #crop. This multi-omics study highlights #genetic intricacies of the species and provides tools for #horticultural improvement at the #genomic level.
In this #OpenAccess research article, Jin et al. reveal a new module for #seed trait control in #soybean, and explore the potential use of these alleles to facilitate breeding for high-#oil and high-yield cultivars.
Read their findings here⬇️for #free!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70015
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