The majority of agronomically important crop traits are quantitative, meaning that they are
controlled by multiple genes each with a small effect (quantitative trait loci, QTL s). Mapping …

OsRR22 encodes a 696-amino-acid B-type response regulator protein with a predicted N-terminal
receiver domain and a C-terminal Myb-like DNA-binding domain, which probably …

Advances in genome sequencing technologies have enabled researchers and breeders to
rapidly associate phenotypic variation to genome sequence differences. We recently took …

Next‐generation sequencing allows the identification of mutations responsible for mutant
phenotypes by whole‐genome resequencing and alignment to a reference genome. However, …

Vesicle trafficking including the exocytosis pathway is intimately associated with host immunity
against pathogens. However, we still have insufficient knowledge about how it contributes …

Musa (banana and plantain) is an important genus for the global export market and in local
markets where it provides staple food for approximately 400 million people. Hybridization …

A subset of plant nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing (NLR)
proteins carry extraneous integrated domains that have been proposed to mediate pathogen …

The significance of plastid terminal oxidase ( PTOX ) in phytoene desaturation and
chloroplast function has been demonstrated using PTOX ‐deficient mutants, particularly in …

When infecting plants, fungal pathogens secrete cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) that
break down cellulose and hemicellulose, the primary components of plant cell walls. Some …

Advances in next generation sequencing (NGS)-based methodologies have accelerated
the identifications of simple genetic variants such as point mutations and small insertions/…