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Natural variation in BRN1 enhances nitrogen sensitivity to improve rice nitrogen use efficiency.
Nature communications - 11 Aug 2026
Sun Huwei, Chen Yake, Hu Yibo, Wang Hanyun, Zhu Wenjun, Liu Yuqing, Ren Ningning, Hu Bin, Chu Chengcai
Abstract excerpt
Green Revolution rice varieties deliver high yields but require excessive nitrogen (N) fertilizer and show diminished N responsiveness, severely reducing nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE). To dissect the molecular basis of low N sensitivity in modern cultivars, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for biomass response to N (BRN), a trait tightly linked to N sensitivity, using a diverse rice germplasm...
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- Oryza
- Nitrogen
- Plant Proteins
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Biomass
