Bulliform phytoliths play an important role in researching rice origins as they can be used to distinguish between wild and domesticated rice. Rice bulliform phytoliths are characterized by numerous small shallow fish-scale decorations on the lateral side. Previous studies have shown that domesticated...
Walking along the edge of fields, I could barely imagine how Typhoon Doksuri had devastated this rice-producing area in August 2023. The typhoon triggered rare and significant floods just as rice plants began to form ears, leaving paddy fields inundated. "The flood water submerged my seedling gr...
Here we test the hypothesis that rice plant productivity may be increased by increasing leaf starch. Starch biosynthesis is controlled by the heterotetrameric rate-limiting enzyme ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase). Rice variety Nipponbare was transformed with a modified form of the maize endosperm...
The treated rice plants developed a new self-defense skill, which helps them form a thick layer of physical barriers inside their stem cells, to block the entrance of rice plant hoppers' piercing mouthparts. The pests didn't die from the increased amount of linalool in the...
Bulk soil samples were collected from a distance of 10 cm away from the rice roots within each treatment plot by thoroughly mixing five random topsoil cores (0–20 cm), and five random rice roots were collected and mixed to form one root sample at the same time. The root-associated ...
In nature, plants and their associated microbes, collectively known as the microbiota, form functional entities that rely on each other1. The microbiota contributes to aspects such as disease resistance2,3,4,5, stress tolerance6,7, and nutrient acquisition8,9. Successful recruitment and maintenance...
The brown planthopper (BPH) is a kind of piercing-sucking insect specific to rice, with the damage tops the list of pathogens and insects in recent years. microRNAs (miRNAs) are pivotal regulators of plant–environment interactions, while the mechanism u
However, Luo feels proud of his work in Madagascar, seeing that it has borne fruit and received recognition both from the people and government there. The researcher noted that the new version of the Madagascan banknote bears a pattern in the form of Chinese hybrid rice, a kind gesture to ...
Identification of the Silicon Form in Xylem Sap of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a typical silicon (Si)-accumulating plant, but the mechanism responsible for the translocation from the root to the shoot is poor... M Namiki,JF Ma,I Takashi - 《Plant & Cell ...
The genomically best-characterized weedy crop relative is weedy rice (Oryzaspp.), a de-domesticated form of cultivated rice (O. sativa)4,8,9that has evolved multiple times independently around the world4,10,11. As a feral crop derivative, it is highly adapted and specialized to rice fields...