Breaking the yield-quality tradeoff: OsNLP3 in rice.

A recent study by Sun et al. OsNLP3 enhances grain weight and reduces grain chalkiness in rice sheds new insight on the crucial role of OsNLP3 in regulating grain weight and chalkiness through its interaction with OsCEP6.1 and OsNF-YA8 and suppress their expression.

Concurrent effect of drought and heat stress in rice ( L.): physio-biochemical and molecular approach.

Unlabelled: The present study was carried out to investigate the physio-biochemical and molecular responses of two rice genotypes (Noichi and N22) under drought, heat and combined drought/heat stress conditions. The antagonistic stomatal activity was found under the combined stress conditions; stomata were open under control and heat stress, conversely, stomata remained closed under drought and combined stress levels. Photosynthetic activity and chlorophyll content are decreased by the overproduction of reactive oxygen species and increased lipid peroxidation in both rice genotypes.

Newly identified Pijx gene: a weapon against both seedling and panicle blast in rice.

A recently reported Pijx gene interacts and promotes the ATPb degradation through 26 proteasomal pathways activate OsRbohC mediated ROS burst, leading to broad-spectrum rice blast resistance in seedling and panicle.