Ministry of Agriculture

Development and Genomic Validation of a Population-Specific SNP Panel for Parentage Verification in Chinese Holstein Cattle

Accurate pedigree information is essential for genetic evaluation and genomic selection in dairy cattle. However, the performance of SNP-based parentage verification depends on marker informativeness, genomic distribution, and compatibility with the target population. In this stu...

Identification of a major locus controlling high-temperature tolerance in maize tassels

Abstract Background High-temperature stress severely affects maize production and leads to significant yield losses. Breeding maize varieties with enhanced high-temperature tolerance is an effective strategy to mitigate these adverse effects. Identifying quantitative trait loci (...

A robust biotechnology induces artificial genomic duplication via transient RNAi‐mediated suppression of OSD1 in rice

ABSTRACT Ploidy manipulation is a crucial strategy for generating germplasm in crop breeding. However, artificial genomic duplication, often induced by colchicine treatment, is associated with toxicity and unpredictability. Although mutations in OSD1 have shown promise for induci...

Genome-Wide Identification of the MATE Gene Family in Sweet Cherry and Functional Characterization of PavMATE50/51 Involved in Anthocyanin Accumulation Regulated by PavMYB10.1

Abstract Anthocyanins determine the appearance and nutritional quality of sweet cherries, yet their transport mechanism remains largely unclear. Here, we performed a genome-wide identification of the MATE family in sweet cherry and characterized two key anthocyanin-related transp...

Sorghum-rice-barley diet reshapes maternal gut microbiota and metabolites in sows to improve lactation efficiency and suckling piglet growth

Maternal nutrition during late gestation and lactation profoundly influences the development of porcine offspring. This study investigated the effects of replacing a conventional corn-soybean meal diet (CON) with a sorghum-rice-barley (SRB) diet on sow lactation performance, mate...

Threshold-window framework reveals management-sensitive controls of CH4 and N2O emissions in flooded rice

Rice paddies are major sources of methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O), yet co-managing water and nitrogen (N) to limit both gases remains challenging because emissions arise from non-linear interactions among multiple drivers. We combined a two-year field experiment in subt...

Gut microbiota dysbiosis remodels the multi-tissue transcriptional landscape of the host

<title>Abstract</title> Background The gut microbiota exerts a profound influence on host physiology, but its systemic impact on gene expression across diverse tissues remains poorly characterized. Results This study investigated the transcriptional effects of gut microbiota depl...

Exogenous spermidine (Spd) improves the tolerance to alkaline-salt stress in potato

Abstract Background Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is the world’s fourth most important staple crop, but its production is increasingly threatened by soil salinization, particularly alkaline-salt stress caused by excessive NaHCO 3 . Although exogenous spermidine (Spd) has been re...

Machine Learning-Guided Stress Atlases Reveal Co-Expression Rewiring and Divergent Cellular Deployment of Abiotic Stress Programs in Rice and Wheat

Abiotic stress limits cereal productivity, yet whether conserved stress-responsive genes retain similar transcriptional network organization and cellular deployment across cereal species remains unknown. Here, we developed a machine learning-guided comparative framework to integr...

Effects of Dietary Rumen-Undegradable Protein and Protein Levels on Growth Performance, Fermentation Parameters, Slaughter Performance, and Meat Quality on Fattening Hu Sheep

Optimizing protein nutrition in ruminants is vital for enhancing growth performance, meat quality, and overall production efficiency. However, the precise protein requirement for ruminants remains unclear. Two experimental trials were conducted to investigate the impact of varyin...