Yunqing Yu

The paper identifies stage-specific phasiRNAs and co-expressed Argonaute genes in Bambusoideae and Pooideae grasses, revealing conservation and differences in their biogenesis and targets.

This paper adapts hybridization chain reaction (HCR) for plant tissue sections to localize multiple mRNAs and antibodies, demonstrating compatibility with electron microscopy for correlating molecular and ultrastructural data.

The paper uses genome resources from Setaria viridis to identify loci associated with climate response, seed shattering, and leaf angle, and validates a novel domestication gene.