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rgf1, a mutation reducing grain filling in maize through effects on basal endosperm and pedicel development.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2000
Maitz M, Santandrea G, Zhang Z, Lal S, Hannah L C, Salamini F, Thompson R D
Abstract excerpt
The maize cob presents an excellent opportunity to screen visually for mutations affecting assimilate partitioning in the developing kernel. We have identified a defective kernel mutant termed rgf1, reduced grain filling, with a final grain weight 30% of the wild type. In contrast with most defective endosperm mutants, rgf1 shows gene dosage-dependent expression in the endosperm. rgf1 kernels possess a small...
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