The Genetic Variability of Floral and Agronomic Characteristics of Newly-Bred Cytoplasmic Male Sterile Rice

Male sterility enabled commercialization of heterosis in rice but low seed set remains a constraint on hybrid dissemination. We evaluated 216 F6 maintainer lines for agronomic and floral characteristics in augmented design and selected 15 maintainer lines, which were testcrossed with IR58025A. Five...

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Main Author: Raafat El-Namaky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/5/68