Publications by authors named "Hongjuan Zi"
Article Synopsis
- Grain-filling in rice spikelets is crucial for yield and quality, and this study focuses on how ratooning (growing a second crop from stubble) affects this process in two rice varieties: 'Jinhui 809' and 'Yongyou 1540'.
- The results show that the inferior spikelets in ratoon season rice (ISR) benefit from improved grain-filling, reflected in earlier filling, higher seed-setting, and better quality compared to main crop rice (ISL).
- Proteomic analysis revealed significant protein changes linked to improved grain-filling, highlighting the role of metabolic processes and the key protein GF14f, which declined faster in ISR and correlated with enhanced starch synthesis and hormone levels.
