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Bi HH, Shi JX, Kovalchuk N, Luang S, Bazanova N, Chirkova L, Zhang DB, Shavrukov Y, Stepanenko A, Tricker P, Langridge P, Hrmova M*, Lopato S, Borisjuk N. Overexpression of the TaSHN1 transcription factor in bread wheat leads to leaf surface modifications, improved drought tolerance and no yield penalty under controlled growth conditions.  Plant, cell & environment. 2018, 41(11):2549-2566.  [full text]

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Tao JH, Liang, WQ, An G, Zhang DB *. OsMADS6 controls flower development by activating rice FACTOR OF DNA METHYLATION LIKE 1.  Plant Physiol. 2018, 177(2): 713-727.  [full text]

Callens C, Tucker MR, Zhang DB, Wilson ZA*. Dissecting the role of MADS-box genes in monocot floral development and diversity.  Journal of Experimental Botany. 2018, 69(10): 2435–2459.  [full text]

Giri, J., Bhosale, R., Huang, G., Pandey, B.K., Parker, H., Zappala, S., Yang, J., Dievart, A., Bureau, C., Ljung, K., Price, A., Rose, T., Larrieu, A., Mairhofer, S., Sturrock, C.J., White, P., Dupuy, L., Hawkesford, M., Perin, C., Liang, W., Peret, B., Hodgman, C.T., Lynch, J., Wissuwa, M., Zhang, D., Pridmore, T., Mooney, S.J., Guiderdoni, E., Swarup, R., Bennett, M.J.* Rice auxin influx carrier OsAUX1 facilitates root hair elongation in response to low external phosphate.  Nature communications.  2018, 9, 1408. [full text]

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Cai W, Zhang DB*. The role of receptor-like kinases in regulating plant male reproduction.  Plant Reprod. 2018, 31(1):77-87. [full text]

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Kim YJ, Zhang DB *. Molecular Control of Male Fertility for Crop Hybrid Breeding.  Trends in Plant Science.  2018, 23(1):53-65. [full text]