The basic/helix-loop-helix(bHLH)transcription factors are involved in a variety of physiological processes.However,plant bHLHs functioning in cold tolerance and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly
Low temperature,drought and salinity are major abiotic stresses that influence survival,productivity and geographical distribution of many important crops across the globe.
Tobacco bacterial wilt is a common disease in southern China,this disease affect the yield and quality of tobacco seriously.In order to screen molecular marker loci associated with resistance to tobac
Thick-skinned melon or Hami melon is the most widely cultivated and exported type of melon in China,and mainly grown in Xinjiang province.Here the genetic variation of 64 melon genotypes including 43
Flowering Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L.ssp.Chinensis var.utilis Tsen et Lee) is a kind of cold-resistant vegetable crops,adapting to the temperature of 3~25℃.When temperature is more than 25℃,it i
Plant height and leaf number of stalk could be used as indexes to evaluate heat tolerance in flowering Chinese cabbage,therefore molecular markers closely linked to the above traits could be applied f
Somatic hybridization is a potential method for gene transfer from wild relatives to cultivated crops overcoming the sexual incompatibilities between different species.It is useful in broadening the g
Nitrate uptake and transport are important for the nitrate efficient utilization in rice.The low-affinity nitrate transporter family (NRT1) of rice (Oryza sativa L.) contains more 80 members and only