Genetic Regulation of Rice Development

Dear Colleagues,

Rice originated in the tropics and subtropics and provides a staple food for more than half of the world's population. With the publication of the genome sequencing of rice varieties and the completion of re-sequencing of a large number of germplasm resources in recent decades, rice has become a classic model crop. It is used to explore the genetic formation of important agronomic traits and the molecular environmental adaptability of food crops. Genetic resources are the basis of crops’ genetic improvement. However, only about 10% of rice genes have been found and validated so far.  Therefore, it is of great significance to accelerate the accurate identification of rice genetic resources and their regulation during development, including rice plants’ architecture, grain yield, biological and abiotic stresses responses, and so on. Thus, this journal (Plants) organized a Special Issue on ’Genetic Regulation of Rice Development’, providing an excellent platform to present research on the genetic regulation of rice development.

Dr. Zhanying Zhang
Prof. Dr. Ran Xu
Dr. Yinghua Pan
Guest Editors

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