摘要
Dear Editor,,Foxtail millet(Setaria italica)and its wild ancestor green foxtail(S.viridis),are two C4 genetic model plants known for their desirable traits,such as small size,short life cycle,ease of transformation,and a compact genome size(~420 Mb)(He et al.,2023).Foxtail millet stands out as the only cultivated species within the Setaria genus.As a foundational crop for ancient east Asian agriculture civilization,it possesses remarkable drought and soil-nutrient deficiency tolerance.
基金
This work was supported by grants from National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFF1000100)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32301798 and 32241042)
the Central Public-lnterest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund
the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
