Article in The Plant cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
2 · The registry
The trial behind it
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5 · Who and what money
Authors and funding
13 authors.
Bo WeiState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong 261325, China.ORCID 0009-0004-6879-6065
Yike LiuKey Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Crop Germplasm and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Food Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430064, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2155-3328
Mingjie LyuState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300192, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5325-4010
Rui ChenState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300192, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9725-5856
Jian MaState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6265-7911
Changbin YinThe Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0950-8391
Ju HuangState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong 261325, China.ORCID 0009-0003-0827-2641
Lixin PengState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong 261325, China.ORCID 0009-0004-9110-1815
Zhen FuState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong 261325, China.ORCID 0009-0006-4423-4193
Qilu SongState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong 261325, China.ORCID 0009-0009-3423-6840
Fei LuThe Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3596-1712
Xiangqi ZhangThe Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2422-3746
Yuling JiaoState Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Modulation Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1189-1676
Funding
Key R&D Program of Shandong Province 2024CXPT072National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFF1000301National Natural Science Foundation of China 32072061National Natural Science Foundation of China 32230010National Natural Science Foundation of China 32272173Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation SYS202206Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation ZR2021ZD30Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation ZR2022ZD22Yuandu Scholars Program ydxz2023010
6 · The paper itself
Abstract
Grain weight is a major determinant of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield and is controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTLs) derived from natural variations. Here, we report the cloning of a major yield QTL in bread wheat that functions in the chlorophyll biosynthesis pathway. We found that the natural variation of CHELATASE SUBUNIT I-A (CHLI-A), encoding a magnesium chelatase subunit, enhances chlorophyll content and photosynthesis rate, leading to increased leaf area and grain weight. Increasing CHLI-A expression increases grain weight, indicating that photosynthesis is a limiting factor of wheat yield potential. The CHLI-A gene is absent in a portion of elite varieties, suggesting the potential of using this gene to improve grain yield in wheat.
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Natural variation in CHELATASE SUBUNIT I-A increases grain weight and enhances wheat yield. · full record | OpenQuestion