GNS4, a novel allele of DWARF11, regulates grain number and grain size in a high-yield rice variety

GNS4, a novel allele of DWARF11, regulates grain number and grain size in a high-yield rice variety

Abstract Background Rice plays an extremely important role in food safety because it feeds more than half of the world’s population. Rice grain yield depends on biomass and the harvest index. An important strategy to break through the rice grain yield ceiling is to increase the biological yield. The...

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Main Authors: Yong Zhou, Yajun Tao, Jinyan Zhu, Jun Miao, Jun Liu, Yanhua Liu, Chuandeng Yi, Zefeng Yang, Zhiyun Gong, Guohua Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:Rice
Subjects:
Rice
GNS4/D11
Grain number
Grain size
Cell elongation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12284-017-0171-4

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