Mainstreaming production and nutrient resilience of vegetable crops in megacities: pre-breeding for terrace cultivation.

Modern megacities offer convenient lifestyles to their citizens. However, agriculture is becoming increasingly vulnerable, especially during unexpected public health emergencies such as pandemics. Fortunately, the adaptability of terrace vegetables cultivation presents an opportunity to grow horticultural crops in residential spaces, bringing numerous benefits to citizens, including enhanced nutrition and recreational engagement in the cultivation process.

Heterosis Derived From Nonadditive Effects of the Homologs Coordinates Early Flowering and High Yield in Rapeseed ( L.).

Early flowering facilitates crops to adapt multiple cropping systems or growing regions with a short frost-free season; however, it usually brings an obvious yield loss. In this study, we identified that the three genes, namely, , , and , are the major determinants for the flowering time (FT) variation of two elite rapeseed ( L.) accessions, i.