Molecular PlantPub Date : 2025-02-03Epub Date: 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.012
Hai-Jun Liu, Jie Liu, Zhiwen Zhai, Mingqiu Dai, Feng Tian, Yongrui Wu, Jihua Tang, Yanli Lu, Haiyang Wang, David Jackson, Xiaohong Yang, Feng Qin, Mingliang Xu, Alisdair R Fernie, Zuxin Zhang, Jianbing Yan
{"title":"Maize2035: A decadal vision for intelligent maize breeding.","authors":"Hai-Jun Liu, Jie Liu, Zhiwen Zhai, Mingqiu Dai, Feng Tian, Yongrui Wu, Jihua Tang, Yanli Lu, Haiyang Wang, David Jackson, Xiaohong Yang, Feng Qin, Mingliang Xu, Alisdair R Fernie, Zuxin Zhang, Jianbing Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Maize, a cornerstone of global food security, has undergone remarkable transformations through breeding, yet further increase in global maize production faces mounting challenges in a changing world. In this Perspective paper, we overview the historical successes of maize breeding that laid the foundation for present opportunities. We examine both the specific and shared breeding goals related to diverse geographies and end-use demands. Achieving these coordinated breeding objectives requires a holistic approach to trait improvement for sustainable agriculture. We discuss cutting-edge solutions, including multi-omics approaches from single-cell analysis to holobionts, smart breeding with advanced technologies and algorithms, and the transformative potential of rational design with synthetic biology approaches. A transition toward a data-driven future is currently underway, with large-scale precision agriculture and autonomous systems poised to revolutionize farming practice. Realizing these futuristic opportunities hinges on collaborative efforts spanning scientific discoveries, technology translations, and socioeconomic considerations in maximizing human and environmental well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":19012,"journal":{"name":"Molecular Plant","volume":" ","pages":"313-332"},"PeriodicalIF":17.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143008774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wheat2035: Integrating pan-omics and advanced biotechnology for future wheat design.","authors":"Yingyin Yao, Weilong Guo, Jinying Gou, Zhaorong Hu, Jie Liu, Jun Ma, Yuan Zong, Mingming Xin, Wei Chen, Qiang Li, Zihao Wang, Ruijie Zhang, Cristobal Uauy, Faheem Shehzad Baloch, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Wheat (Triticum aestivum) production is vital for global food security, providing energy and protein to millions of people worldwide. Recent advancements in wheat research have led to significant increases in production, fueled by technological and scientific innovation. Here, we summarize the major advancements in wheat research, particularly the integration of biotechnologies and a deeper understanding of wheat biology. The shift from multi-omics to pan-omics approaches in wheat research has greatly enhanced our understanding of the complex genome, genomic variations, and regulatory networks to decode complex traits. We also outline key scientific questions, potential research directions, and technological strategies for improving wheat over the next decade. Since global wheat production is expected to increase by 60% in 2050, continued innovation and collaboration are crucial. Integrating biotechnologies and a deeper understanding of wheat biology will be essential for addressing future challenges in wheat production, ensuring sustainable practices and improved productivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":19012,"journal":{"name":"Molecular Plant","volume":" ","pages":"272-297"},"PeriodicalIF":17.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142952204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Molecular PlantPub Date : 2025-02-03Epub Date: 2025-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.010
Wang Kun, He Shoupu, Zhu Yuxian
{"title":"Cotton2035: From genomics research to optimized breeding.","authors":"Wang Kun, He Shoupu, Zhu Yuxian","doi":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cotton is the world's most important natural fiber crop and serves as an ideal model for studying plant genome evolution, cell differentiation, elongation, and cell wall biosynthesis. The first draft genome assembly for Gossypium raimondii, completed in 2012, marked the beginning of global efforts in studying cotton genomics. Over the past decade, the cotton research community has continued to assemble and refine the genomes for both wild and cultivated Gossypium species. With the accumulation of de novo genome assemblies and resequencing data across virous cotton populations, significant progress has been made in uncovering the genetic basis of key agronomic traits. Achieving the goal of cotton genomics-to-breeding (G2B) will require a deeper understanding of the spatiotemporal regulatory mechanisms involved in genome information storage and expression. We advocate for a cotton ENCODE project to systematically decode the functional elements and regulatory networks within the cotton genome. Technological advances, particularly on single-cell sequencing and high-resolution spatiotemporal omics, will be essential for elucidating these regulatory mechanisms. By integrating multi-omics data, genome editing tools, and artificial intelligence, these efforts will empower the genomics-driven strategies needed for future cotton G2B breeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":19012,"journal":{"name":"Molecular Plant","volume":" ","pages":"298-312"},"PeriodicalIF":17.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143024188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Molecular PlantPub Date : 2025-02-03Epub Date: 2025-01-14DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.009
Haimiao Zhang, Baolong Sun, Muhammad Zunair Latif, Yang Liu, Lei Lv, Tao Wu, Yang Li, Ziyi Yin, Chongchong Lu, Haipeng Zhao, Lingguang Kong, Xinhua Ding
{"title":"Control of H<sub>2</sub>S synthesis by the monomer-oligomer transition of OsCBSX3 for modulating rice growth-immunity balance.","authors":"Haimiao Zhang, Baolong Sun, Muhammad Zunair Latif, Yang Liu, Lei Lv, Tao Wu, Yang Li, Ziyi Yin, Chongchong Lu, Haipeng Zhao, Lingguang Kong, Xinhua Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) is recognized as an important gaseous signaling molecule, similar to nitric oxide and carbon monoxide. However, less is known about the biosynthetic mechanism of H<sub>2</sub>S in plants and its role in plant-pathogen interactions. Here, we show that H<sub>2</sub>S induces the bursts of reactive oxygen species and upregulates the expression of defense-related genes in rice. However, excessive H<sub>2</sub>S concentrations inhibit rice growth. We found that the cystathionine β-synthase OsCBSX3 regulates rice growth and resistance to bacteria pathogens, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc) and X. oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), by modulating H<sub>2</sub>S biosynthesis. OsCBSX3 exists in both oligomeric and monomeric forms in rice. Compared with wild-type OsCBSX3, an oligomerization-disrupted mutant exhibits the reduced capacity for H<sub>2</sub>S synthesis, diminished resistance to X. oryzae, and inability to localize to the chloroplast. Upon pathogen infection, rice triggers PsbO-dependent oligomerization of OsCBSX3, leading to increased H<sub>2</sub>S production and enhanced defense responses. However, excessive concentrations of H<sub>2</sub>S reduce the oligomerized form of OsCBSX3, facilitating its dissociation from PsbO, an important subunit of photosystem II, and its binding to OsTrxZ, a member of the thioredoxin family. We further demonstrated that OsTrxZ can directly convert OsCBSX3 into monomers, thereby mitigating the excessive H<sub>2</sub>S synthesis and its negative effects on rice growth and development. Overexpression of PsbO enhances rice resistance to both Xoc and Xoo, whereas overexpression of OsTrxZ exerts the opposite effect. Taken together, these findings suggest that PsbO and OsTrxZ antagonistically modulate the interconversion between oligomeric and monomeric forms of OsCBSX3, thereby balancing rice resistance and developmental processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19012,"journal":{"name":"Molecular Plant","volume":" ","pages":"350-365"},"PeriodicalIF":17.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143008772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Molecular PlantPub Date : 2025-02-03Epub Date: 2025-01-06DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.004
Zhixi Tian, Alexandre Lima Nepomuceno, Qingxin Song, Robert M Stupar, Bin Liu, Fanjiang Kong, Jianxin Ma, Suk-Ha Lee, Scott A Jackson
{"title":"Soybean2035: A decadal vision for soybean functional genomics and breeding.","authors":"Zhixi Tian, Alexandre Lima Nepomuceno, Qingxin Song, Robert M Stupar, Bin Liu, Fanjiang Kong, Jianxin Ma, Suk-Ha Lee, Scott A Jackson","doi":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Soybean, the fourth most important crop in the world, uniquely serves as a source of both plant oil and plant protein for the world's food and animal feed. Although soybean production has increased approximately 13-fold over the past 60 years, the continually growing global population necessitates further increases in soybean production. In the past, especially in the last decade, significant progress has been made in both functional genomics and molecular breeding. However, many more challenges should be overcome to meet the anticipated future demand. Here, we summarize past achievements in the areas of soybean omics, functional genomics, and molecular breeding. Furthermore, we analyze trends in these areas, including shortages and challenges, and propose new directions, potential approaches, and possible outputs toward 2035. Our views and perspectives provide insight into accelerating the development of elite soybean varieties to meet the increasing demands of soybean production.</p>","PeriodicalId":19012,"journal":{"name":"Molecular Plant","volume":" ","pages":"245-271"},"PeriodicalIF":17.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The First International Symposium of the World Wild Rice Wiring: Conservation and utilization of global wild rice germplasm resources through international cooperation.","authors":"Disna Ratnasekera, Jiayu Fan, Robert J Henry, Beng-Kah Song, Peterson Wambugu, Tonapha Pusadee, Ohn Mar Aung, Koukham Vilayheuang, Xiaoming Zheng, Qian Qian","doi":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19012,"journal":{"name":"Molecular Plant","volume":" ","pages":"167-170"},"PeriodicalIF":17.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142927658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}