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5Gs for crop genetic improvement

scientific article published on 28 January 2020

A G-protein pathway determines grain size in rice

scientific article published on 27 February 2018

A Gγ protein regulates alkaline sensitivity in crops

scientific article published on 23 March 2023

A dynamic gene expression atlas covering the entire life cycle of rice.

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A global analysis of QTLs for expression variations in rice shoots at the early seedling stage

scientific article published on September 2010

A high-density SNP genotyping array for rice biology and molecular breeding

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A killer-protector system regulates both hybrid sterility and segregation distortion in rice

scientific article published on September 2012

A long noncoding RNA regulates photoperiod-sensitive male sterility, an essential component of hybrid rice

scientific article published on 30 January 2012

A triallelic system of S5 is a major regulator of the reproductive barrier and compatibility of indica-japonica hybrids in rice

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A whole-genome SNP array (RICE6K) for genomic breeding in rice

scientific article published on 13 September 2013

Allelic diversity in an NLR gene BPH9 enables rice to combat planthopper variation

scientific article published on 24 October 2016

An expression quantitative trait loci-guided co-expression analysis for constructing regulatory network using a rice recombinant inbred line population

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

Analysis of rice genes induced by striped stemborer (Chilo suppressalis) attack identified a promoter fragment highly specifically responsive to insect feeding

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Artificial selection in domestication and breeding prevents speciation in rice

scientific article published on 18 January 2020

Aspartic proteases gene family in rice: Gene structure and expression, predicted protein features and phylogenetic relation

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Bin-based genome-wide association analyses improve power and resolution in QTL mapping and identify favorable alleles from multiple parents in a four-way MAGIC rice population

scientific article published on 23 September 2019

Breeding signatures of rice improvement revealed by a genomic variation map from a large germplasm collection

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Building two indica rice reference genomes with PacBio long-read and Illumina paired-end sequencing data

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CHD3 protein recognizes and regulates methylated histone H3 lysines 4 and 27 over a subset of targets in the rice genome

scientific article published on 26 March 2012

Cis-directed cleavage and nonstoichiometric abundances of 21-nt reproductive phasiRNAs in grasses

Cis-directed cleavage and nonstoichiometric abundances of 21-nucleotide reproductive phased small interfering RNAs in grasses.

scientific article published on 30 April 2018

Combining high-throughput phenotyping and genome-wide association studies to reveal natural genetic variation in rice

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Comparative BAC-based physical mapping of Oryza sativa ssp. indica var. 93-11 and evaluation of the two rice reference sequence assemblies

scientific article published on 3 February 2014

Comparative analyses of genomic locations and race specificities of loci for quantitative resistance to Pyricularia grisea in rice and barley

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Comparative analysis of gene expression at early seedling stage between a rice hybrid and its parents using a cDNA microarray of 9198 uni-sequences

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

Complex evolution of S5, a major reproductive barrier regulator, in the cultivated rice Oryza sativa and its wild relatives

scientific article published on 28 March 2011

Comprehensive sequence and expression profile analysis of Hsp20 gene family in rice.

scientific article published on 10 March 2009

Comprehensive sequence and expression profile analysis of PEX11 gene family in rice

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Coordinated regulation of vegetative and reproductive branching in rice

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Correction: Gains in QTL Detection Using an Ultra-High Density SNP Map Based on Population Sequencing Relative to Traditional RFLP/SSR Markers

Crop genetics research in Asia: improving food security and nutrition

scientific article published on 18 April 2020

Delimitation of the rice wide compatibility gene S5 ( n ) to a 40-kb DNA fragment

scientific article published on 11 October 2005

Development of enhancer trap lines for functional analysis of the rice genome

scientific article published on 01 August 2003

Differential expression of GS5 regulates grain size in rice

scientific article published on 24 February 2015

Dynamic intra-japonica subspecies variation and resource application

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Dynamic programming procedure for searching optimal models to estimate substitution rates based on the maximum-likelihood method

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Establishment of a patterned GAL4-VP16 transactivation system for discovering gene function in rice.

scientific article published in June 2006

Expression profiles of 10,422 genes at early stage of low nitrogen stress in rice assayed using a cDNA microarray

scientific article published on March 2006

Extensive sequence divergence between the reference genomes of two elite indica rice varieties Zhenshan 97 and Minghui 63

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FLEXIBLE CULM 1 encoding a cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase controls culm mechanical strength in rice

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Features of the expressed sequences revealed by a large-scale analysis of ESTs from a normalized cDNA library of the elite indica rice cultivar Minghui 63.

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Fine mapping of a major quantitative trait loci, qSSP7, controlling the number of spikelets per panicle as a single Mendelian factor in rice.

scientific article published on 25 January 2008

Fine mapping of f5-Du, a gene conferring wide-compatibility for pollen fertility in inter-subspecific hybrids of rice (Oryza sativa L.).

scientific article published on 30 November 2005

GS3, a major QTL for grain length and weight and minor QTL for grain width and thickness in rice, encodes a putative transmembrane protein

scientific article published on 2 February 2006

Gains in QTL detection using an ultra-high density SNP map based on population sequencing relative to traditional RFLP/SSR markers

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Genetic Components of Heterosis for Seedling Traits in an Elite Rice Hybrid Analyzed Using an Immortalized F2 Population

scientific article published on 20 January 2016

Genetic analysis of the metabolome exemplified using a rice population

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Genetic and molecular characterization of photoperiod and thermo-sensitive male sterility in rice.

scientific article published on 2 November 2017

Genetic basis of 17 traits and viscosity parameters characterizing the eating and cooking quality of rice grain

scientific article published on 26 June 2007

Genetic basis of drought resistance at reproductive stage in rice: separation of drought tolerance from drought avoidance

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Genetic basis of sRNA quantitative variation analyzed using an experimental population derived from an elite rice hybrid

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Genetic composition of yield heterosis in an elite rice hybrid

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Genetic dissection of embryo sac fertility, pollen fertility, and their contributions to spikelet fertility of intersubspecific hybrids in rice

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Genome studies and molecular genetics: understanding the functional genome based on the rice model

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Global genome expression analysis of rice in response to drought and high-salinity stresses in shoot, flag leaf, and panicle

scientific article published on 16 January 2007

Global genomic diversity of Oryza sativa varieties revealed by comparative physical mapping

scientific article published on 14 January 2014

Grain number, plant height, and heading date7 is a central regulator of growth, development, and stress response

scientific article published on 3 January 2014

Heterosis and polymorphisms of gene expression in an elite rice hybrid as revealed by a microarray analysis of 9198 unique ESTs

scientific article published on 29 August 2006

Heterosis in rice seedlings: its relationship to gibberellin content and expression of gibberellin metabolism and signaling genes

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Hybrid breeding of rice via genomic selection

scientific article published on 26 June 2019

Hybrid sterility in plant: stories from rice

scientific article published on 10 February 2010

Identification and confirmation of three neutral alleles conferring wide compatibility in inter-subspecific hybrids of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using near-isogenic lines

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Isolation and annotation of 10828 putative full length cDNAs from indica rice

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KT/HAK/KUP potassium transporters gene family and their whole-life cycle expression profile in rice (Oryza sativa).

scientific article published on 23 September 2008

Linking differential domain functions of the GS3 protein to natural variation of grain size in rice

scientific article published on October 25, 2010

Mapping quantitative trait loci using binned genotypes

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Metabolomic prediction of yield in hybrid rice

scientific article published on 17 June 2016

Molecular analyses of the rice glutamate dehydrogenase gene family and their response to nitrogen and phosphorous deprivation

scientific article published on 9 May 2009

Molecular characterization, expression pattern, and function analysis of the OsBC1L family in rice.

scientific article published on 18 August 2009

Mutant resources for the functional analysis of the rice genome

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Mutation of the rice gene PAIR3 results in lack of bivalent formation in meiosis

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Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice

scientific article published on 23 October 2011

Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice.

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New gene for bacterial blight resistance in rice located on chromosome 12 identified from minghui 63, an elite restorer line

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

Non-random distribution of T-DNA insertions at various levels of the genome hierarchy as revealed by analyzing 13 804 T-DNA flanking sequences from an enhancer-trap mutant library

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Origination and Establishment of a Trigenic Reproductive Isolation System in Rice

scientific article published on 28 July 2016

OsAP65, a rice aspartic protease, is essential for male fertility and plays a role in pollen germination and pollen tube growth

scientific article published on August 2013

OsBC1L4 encodes a COBRA-like protein that affects cellulose synthesis in rice

scientific article published on 25 January 2011

Over-expression of aspartate aminotransferase genes in rice resulted in altered nitrogen metabolism and increased amino acid content in seeds.

scientific article published on 4 March 2009

Overexpressed glutamine synthetase gene modifies nitrogen metabolism and abiotic stress responses in rice.

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Overexpressing a NAM, ATAF, and CUC (NAC) transcription factor enhances drought resistance and salt tolerance in rice

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PMS1T, producing phased small-interfering RNAs, regulates photoperiod-sensitive male sterility in rice

scientific article published on 13 December 2016

Parent-independent genotyping for constructing an ultrahigh-density linkage map based on population sequencing.

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Patterns of genome-wide allele-specific expression in hybrid rice and the implications on the genetic basis of heterosis

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Predicting hybrid performance in rice using genomic best linear unbiased prediction

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Processes Underlying a Reproductive Barrier in indica-japonica Rice Hybrids Revealed by Transcriptome Analysis

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Promoter mutations of an essential gene for pollen development result in disease resistance in rice

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QTLs for low nitrogen tolerance at seedling stage identified using a recombinant inbred line population derived from an elite rice hybrid

scientific article published on 28 September 2005

Quantitative trait loci for panicle size, heading date and plant height co-segregating in trait-performance derived near-isogenic lines of rice (Oryza sativa).

scientific article published on 2 June 2006

RICD: a rice indica cDNA database resource for rice functional genomics

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RID1, encoding a Cys2/His2-type zinc finger transcription factor, acts as a master switch from vegetative to floral development in rice

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RMD: a rice mutant database for functional analysis of the rice genome

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RNA-directed DNA methylation is involved in regulating photoperiod-sensitive male sterility in rice

Replication protein A (RPA1a) is required for meiotic and somatic DNA repair but is dispensable for DNA replication and homologous recombination in rice

scientific article published on 7 October 2009

Rice 2020: a call for an international coordinated effort in rice functional genomics.

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Rice APOPTOSIS INHIBITOR5 coupled with two DEAD-box adenosine 5'-triphosphate-dependent RNA helicases regulates tapetum degeneration

scientific article published on 5 April 2011

Rice Functional Genomics Research: Past Decade and Future

scientific article published on 31 January 2018

Rice functional genomics research in China

scientific article published on June 2007

Rice functional genomics research: progress and implications for crop genetic improvement

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Sequence and expression analysis of the C3HC4-type RING finger gene family in rice

scientific article published on 10 June 2009

Sequence and expression analysis of the thioredoxin protein gene family in rice.

scientific article published on 20 May 2008

Single feature polymorphisms between two rice cultivars detected using a median polish method

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Single-locus heterotic effects and dominance by dominance interactions can adequately explain the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid

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Site-independently integrated transgenes in the elite restorer rice line Minghui 63 allow removal of a selectable marker from the gene of interest by self-segregation

scientific article published on 01 May 2003

Spontaneous movement of a retrotransposon generated genic dominant male sterility providing a useful tool for rice breeding

scientific article published in 2023

Stacking S5-n and f5-n to overcome sterility in indica-japonica hybrid rice

scientific article published on 24 December 2015

Structural Insight into DNA Recognition by CCT/NF-YB/YC Complexes in Plant Photoperiodic Flowering

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Structural basis of a histone H3 lysine 4 demethylase required for stem elongation in rice

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Targeting xa13, a recessive gene for bacterial blight resistance in rice.

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The ankyrin repeat gene family in rice: genome-wide identification, classification and expression profiling.

scientific article published on 16 July 2009

The defense-responsive genes showing enhanced and repressed expression after pathogen infection in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

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The main effects, epistatic effects and environmental interactions of QTLs on the cooking and eating quality of rice in a doubled-haploid line population

scientific article published on 20 April 2005

The molecular and evolutionary basis of reproductive isolation in plants

scientific article published on 05 November 2018

The rice YABBY1 gene is involved in the feedback regulation of gibberellin metabolism

scientific article published on 16 March 2007

The rice genome revolution: from an ancient grain to Green Super Rice

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

The versatile functions of OsALDH2B1 provide a genic basis for growth-defense trade-offs in rice

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

Three representative inter and intra-subspecific crosses reveal the genetic architecture of reproductive isolation in rice

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Transgenic indica rice plants harboring a synthetic cry2A* gene of Bacillus thuringiensis exhibit enhanced resistance against lepidopteran rice pests

scientific article published on 15 November 2005

XIAO is involved in the control of organ size by contributing to the regulation of signaling and homeostasis of brassinosteroids and cell cycling in rice

scientific article published on 24 January 2012

Xa26, a gene conferring resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice, encodes an LRR receptor kinase-like protein

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