Special Focus:Genomic and gene-editing technologies to boost Brassica oilseed productivity

1. De novo design of future rapeseed crops:Challenges and opportunities
2. BnaA02.YTG1,encoding a tetratricopeptide repeat protein,is required for early chloroplast biogenesis in Brassica napus
3. Assembly and marker analysis of mitochondrial genomes provide insights into origin,evolution and spread of Brassica juncea (L.)Czern.et Coss.
4. Key genes and mechanisms underlying natural variation of silique length in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) germplasm
5. Refinement of four major QTL for oil content in Brassica napus by integration of genome resequencing and transcriptomics
6. A lignified-layer bridge controlled by a single recessive gene is associated with high pod-shatter resistance in Brassica napus L.
7. Two types of cinnamoyl-CoA reductase function divergently in accumulation of lignins,flavonoids and glucosinolates and enhance lodging resistance in Brassica napus
8. Host-induced gene silencing of multiple pathogenic factors of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum confers resistance to Sclerotinia rot in Brassica napus
9. Broadening the genetic base of Brassica juncea by introducing genomic components from B.rapa and B.nigra via digenomic allohexaploid bridging
10. Response of leaf carbon metabolism and dry matter accumulation to density and row spacing in two rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) genotypes with differing plant architectures

Research Papers

1. Transcriptome changes in seeds during coleorhiza hair formation in rice
2. OsPEX1,a leucine-rich repeat extensin protein,functions in the regulation of caryopsis development and quality in rice
3. Transcriptomic,proteomic,and phosphoproteomic analyses reveal dynamic signaling networks influencing long-grain rice development
4. Integration of embryo–endosperm interaction into a holistic and dynamic picture of seed development using a rice mutant with notched-belly kernels
5. Allopolyploidization increases genetic recombination in the ancestral diploid D genome during wheat evolution
6. Fine-mapping and characterisation of genes on barley(Hordeum vulgare)chromosome 2H for salinity stress tolerance during germination
7. SNP-based identification of QTL for resistance to black point caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana in bread wheat
8. Identification of a major QTL for Hessian fly resistance in wheat cultivar‘Chokwang’
9. Combined linkage and association mapping reveals two major QTL for stripe rust adult plant resistance in Shaanmai 155 and their haplotype variation in common wheat germplasm
10. Genetic sources and loci for wheat head blast resistance identified by genome-wide association analysis
11. A MADS-box gene is involved in soybean resistance to multiple Soybean mosaic virus strains
12. Genome-wide investigation of defensin genes in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) reveals AhDef2.2 conferring resistance to bacterial wilt
13. Stable major QTL on chromosomes A07 and A08 increase shelling percentage in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
14. Identification of genes for drought resistance and prediction of gene candidates in soybean seedlings based on linkage and association mapping
15. Cytological and molecular characteristics of delayed spike development in wheat under low temperature in early spring
16. How delaying post-silking senescence in lower leaves of maize plants increases carbon and nitrogen accumulation and grain yield
17. Straw mulch-based no-tillage improves tillering capability of dryland wheat by reducing asymmetric competition between main stem and tillers
18. Straw strip mulching in a semiarid rainfed agroecosystem achieves winter wheat yields similar to those of full plastic mulching by optimizing the soil hydrothermal regime
19. Yield photosynthesis and leaf anatomy of maize in inter-and mono-cropping systems at varying plant densities

Short Communications

1. Analysis of parental genetic diversity and its impact on grain yield and quality of japonica hybrid rice in northern China
2. Cytological and genetic analyses of a wheat-rye 2RL ditelosomic addition line with adult plant resistance to powdery mildew