Rice Biology in the Genomics Era

Genome-wide and Genome-based Research.- The Rice Genome Sequence as an Indispensable Tool for Crop Improvement.- Bioinformatics and Database of the Rice Genome.- Sequencing-based Measurements of mRNA and Small RNA.- Microarray-based Approaches to Rice Transcriptome Analysis.- High-throughput Transcriptome Analysis in Rice from a Genomic Perspective.- Active Transposons in Rice.- Homologous Recombination-dependent Gene Targeting and an Active DNA Transposon nDart-promoted Gene Tagging for Rice Functional Genomics.- T-DNA Tagging Lines.- Frequent DNA Transfer Among Mitochondrial, Plastid and Nuclear Genomes of Rice During Evolution.- Signal Transduction and Development.- Hormonal Signal Transduction in Rice.- Rice Heterotrimeric G Protein Signaling.- Genetic Control of Embryogenesis in Rice.- Photoperiodic Flowering in Rice.- Genetic Regulation of Meristem Maintenance and Organ Specification in Rice Flower Development.- Genetic Dissection of Sexual Reproduction in Rice (Oryza sativa L.).- Molecular Studies on Cytoplasmic Male Sterility-associated Genes and Restorer Genes in Rice.- Evolution and Ecology.- Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Genus Oryza.- Chromosome and Genome Evolution in Rice.- Genetics of Speciation in Rice.- Genetic Diversity in Wild Relatives of Rice and Domestication Events.- Rice Retroposon, p-SINE, and Its Use for Classification and Identification of Oryza Species.- Improvement of Rice.- Detection and Molecular Cloning of Genes Underlying Quantitative Phenotypic Variations in Rice.- Rice Yielding and Plant Hormones.- Regulation of Iron and Zinc Uptake and Translocation in Rice.- Abiotic Stress.- Health-promoting Transgenic Rice: Application of Rice Seeds as a Direct Delivery System for Bioactive Peptides in Human Health.