Molecular Research in Rice: Agronomically Important Traits 2.0

• Other Authors: Hori, Kiyosumi (Editor), Shenton, Matthew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; grain number per panicle; grain yield; phase transition; rachis branch; rice panicle; spikelet specialisation; rice; flowering time; ambient temperature fluctuation; chromosome segment substitution line (CSSL); quantitative trait locus (QTL); drought tolerance; cold tolerance; Oryza sativa; OsCRP1; chloroplast ribonucleoproteins; NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (NDH) complex; nitrogen use efficiency; transcriptional regulation; nitrate reductase; nitrate transporter; glutamate synthase; potassium chlorate; QTL; food shortage; yield; grain size; OsBRKq1; genome editing; homozygous; proteomics; C4 rice; proto-Kranz; photosynthetic efficiency; crop improvement; spike-stalk injection; transcription factor; OsWRKY55; drought response; plant growth; OsAP2-39; inflorescence architecture; BLH homedomain protein; branching pattern; verticillate primary branch; transcriptome analysis; hormone pathways; japonica DT3; submergence tolerance; marker-assisted backcross; foreground selection; background selection; three-dimensional imaging; shoot apical meristem; root tip; n/a
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This volume presents recent research achievements concerning the molecular genetic basis of agronomic traits in rice. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important food crop in the world, being a staple food for more than half of the world's population. Recent improvements in living standards have increased the worldwide demand for high-yielding and high-quality rice cultivars. To develop novel cultivars with superior agronomic performance, we need to understand the molecular basis of agronomically important traits related to grain yield, grain quality, disease resistance, and abiotic stress tolerance. Decoding the whole rice genome sequence revealed that ,while there are more than 37,000 genes in the ~400 Mbp rice genome, there are only about 3000 genes whose molecular functions are characterized in detail. We collected in this volume the continued research efforts of scholars that elucidate genetic networks and the molecular mechanisms controlling agronomically important traits in rice.