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Jun 25 2014
QTL qLSCHL4 increases yield of indica super rice 93-11
The basic premise of high yield in rice is to improve leaf photosynthetic efficiency and coordinate the source-sink relationship in rice plants. In selection breeding, molecular markers become extreme... -
Jun 24 2014
New research progresses of rice resistance to the whitebacked planthopper
The whitebacked planthopper (WBPH), Sogatella furcifera Horváth, is a serious rice pest in Asia. It damages the plants by sucking sap from the phloem and transmitting viruses, which lead to reductions... -
May 28 2014
Novel mechanized rapeseed production with enhanced efficiency
On May 15, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) hosted a demonstration meeting for mechanized rapeseed production in Gong’An County, Hubei Province. Successful integration of nine key t... -
May 28 2014
New research progresses on the mechanism of polyploidy heterosis in wheat
Recently, a research team at the Institute of Crop Science (ICS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) research led by Dr. Mao Long revealed novel insight on the polyploidy heterosis using ... -
May 26 2014
Decoded Genome Sequence of the Cultivated Cotton- Gossypium arboreum
The genome sequence of the cultivated cotton Gossypium arboreum (AA) was decoded after the successfully sequencing of Gossypium raimondii (DD) in 2012. This great work was done by Institute of Cotton ... -
May 22 2014
Breakthrough on key technologies for tea standardized plantation
On 24th April, the project of Tea quality and safety, and the key technologies for standardized production in tea plantations, a National Science and Technology Support Program implemented by the Tea ... -
May 21 2014
Spatiotemporal control of porcine p65RHD expression by advanced Tet-on system in PIEC cells helps regulate NFкB activity
Xenotransplantation could provide the hope for patients in need of organ transplantation, but immune rejection is a difficult unsolved problem. -
May 21 2014
Peanut genome sequence released
International Peanut Genome Initiative (IPGI) released the first peanut genome sequence in Alexandria, Virginia on April 2, 2014. -
May 16 2014
Quantitative trait loci associated with catechins content in tea plant
Catechins, a group of flavonoids, are one of the most important secondary metabolite of tea plant (Camellia sinensis), known to possess a wide variety of pharmacological activities including antioxida... -
May 15 2014
China Agriculture Intellectual Property Index released
On May 5th, the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (IARRP) of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) released China Agriculture Intellectual Property Index (2014). The ...