Rice functional genomics: decades` efforts and roads ahead
Rongzhi Chen, Yiwen Deng, Yanglin Ding, Jingxin Guo, Jie Qiu , Bing Wang, Changsheng Wang, Yongyao Xie, Zhihua Zhang, Jiaxin Chen, Letian Chen, Chengcai Chu, Guangcun He, Zuhua He , Xuehui Huang, Yongzhong Xing, Shuhua Yang, Daoxin Xie , Yaoguang Liu, Jiayang Li
Review: Sci China Life Sci. . 2022 Jan;65(1):33-92. doi: 10.1007/s11427-021-2024-0.
Abstract
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops in the world. Since the completion of rice reference genome sequences, tremendous progress has been achieved in understanding the molecular mechanisms on various rice traits and dissecting the underlying regulatory networks. In this review, we summarize the research progress of rice biology over past decades, including omics, genome-wide association study, phytohormone action, nutrient use, biotic and abiotic responses, photoperiodic flowering, and reproductive development (fertility and sterility). For the roads ahead, cutting-edge technologies such as new genomics methods, high-throughput phenotyping platforms, precise genome-editing tools, environmental microbiome optimization, and synthetic methods will further extend our understanding of unsolved molecular biology questions in rice, and facilitate integrations of the knowledge for agricultural applications.
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