Genome-wide association mapping for root cone angle in rice

Abstract Background Plant root systems play a major role in anchoring and in water and nutrient uptake from the soil. The root cone angle is an important parameter of the root system architecture because, combined with root depth, it helps to determine the volume of soil explored by the plant. Two g...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Bettembourg, Audrey Dardou, Alain Audebert, Emilie Thomas, Julien Frouin, Emmanuel Guiderdoni, Nourollah Ahmadi, Christophe Perin, Anne Dievart, Brigitte Courtois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:Rice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12284-017-0184-z