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Analysis of Genes Related to Crop Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 3281

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Zhenyu Gao

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State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
Interests: rice; genetics; molecular breeding; yield; nitrogen use efficiency; heterosis; grain quality
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Prof. Dr. Peijin Li

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The National Key Engineering Lab of Crop Stress Resistance Breeding, the School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
Interests: maize; genetics; yield; stress resistance; molecular breeding
Dr. Jingguang Chen

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School of Agriculture, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
Interests: mineral nutrients; genetics; gene cloning; molecular breeding
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Crop yield is important for global food sustainability and security. However, the excessive use of fertilizers is a major environmental concern causing water eutrophication and toxic algae blooms. Therefore, nutrient use efficiency (NUE) improvement of nutrient elements is essential to ensure sustainable yield in crop. To date, series of genes encoding sensors, transcription factors, transporters, and metabolic enzymes have been cloned for nutrient utilization and yield. The aim of our Special Issue ‘Analysis of Genes Related to Crop Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency’ is to promote understanding of molecular mechanisms underlie nutrient absorption, transport and assimilation in crop, and also offer modification targets for improving NUE and crop yield.

This Special Issue will include articles (original research papers, reviews, communications) mainly focused on the following subjects:

  • Isolation and identification of genes from crops associated with yield and NUE, and the evaluation of their roles in small-scale systems and in the field;
  • Dissection of genetic mechanisms for nutrient absorption, transport and assimilation in crops by genetics, omics or informatics strategy;
  • Development of high-yield and high-NUE crop varieties by molecular breeding.

Prof. Dr. Zhenyu Gao
Prof. Dr. Peijin Li
Dr. Jingguang Chen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • genes
  • crop
  • yield
  • nutrient use efficiency

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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Effect of miR156a Overexpression on Mineral Nutrient Homeostasis in Nicotiana tabacum
by Wanhong Liu, Xue Ji, Hanping Cao, Chunsong Huo, Linshen He, Xiang Peng, Ya Yang, Fang Yang and Shu Xiong
Plants 2023, 12(9), 1739; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091739 - 23 Apr 2023
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Mineral nutrition plays an important role in crop growth, yield and quality. MiR156 is a regulatory hub for growth and development. To date, the understanding of miR156-mediated mineral homeostasis is limited. In this study, we overexpressed Nta-miR156a in the tobacco cultivar TN90 and [...] Read more.
Mineral nutrition plays an important role in crop growth, yield and quality. MiR156 is a regulatory hub for growth and development. To date, the understanding of miR156-mediated mineral homeostasis is limited. In this study, we overexpressed Nta-miR156a in the tobacco cultivar TN90 and analyzed the effects of miR156 on mineral element homeostasis in tobacco by comparative transcriptome analysis. The results showed that the overexpression of miR156a caused significant morphological changes in transgenic tobacco. Chlorophyll and three anti-resistance markers, proline, total phenolics, and total flavonoids, were altered due to increased miR156 expression levels. Interestingly, the distribution of Cu, Mn, Zn, and Fe in different tissues of transgenic tobacco was disordered compared with that of the wild type. Comparative transcriptome analysis showed that the overexpression of miR156 resulted in 2656 significantly differentially expressed genes. The expression levels of several metal-transport-related genes, such as NtABC, NtZIP, NtHMA, and NtCAX, were significantly increased or decreased in transgenic tobacco. These results suggest that miR156 plays an essential role in regulating mineral homeostasis. Our study provides a new perspective for the further study of mineral nutrient homeostasis in plants. Full article
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of NPF Genes in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
by Mengying Zhang, Wenyan Zhang, Zijian Zheng, Zhiping Zhang, Bing Hua, Jiexia Liu and Minmin Miao
Plants 2023, 12(6), 1252; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061252 - 09 Mar 2023
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The NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER family (NPF) proteins perform an essential role in regulating plant nitrate absorption and distribution and in improving plant nitrogen use efficiency. In this study, cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) NPF genes were comprehensively analyzed at the whole genome [...] Read more.
The NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER family (NPF) proteins perform an essential role in regulating plant nitrate absorption and distribution and in improving plant nitrogen use efficiency. In this study, cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) NPF genes were comprehensively analyzed at the whole genome level, and 54 NPF genes were found to be unevenly distributed on seven chromosomes in the cucumber genome. The phylogenetic analysis showed that these genes could be divided into eight subfamilies. We renamed all CsNPF genes according to the international nomenclature, based on their homology with AtNPF genes. By surveying the expression profiles of CsNPF genes in various tissues, we found that CsNPF6.4 was specifically expressed in roots, indicating that CsNPF6.4 may play a role in N absorption; CsNPF6.3 was highly expressed in petioles, which may be related to NO3− storage in petioles; and CsNPF2.8 was highly expressed in fruits, which may promote NO3− transport to the embryos. We further examined their expression patterns under different abiotic stress and nitrogen conditions, and found that CsNPF7.2 and CsNPF7.3 responded to salt, cold, and low nitrogen stress. Taken together, our study lays a foundation for further exploration of the molecular and physiological functions of cucumber nitrate transporters. Full article
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