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Isolation and characterization of a rice dwarf mutant with a defect in brassinosteroid biosynthesis.
Plant physiology - 1 Nov 2002
Mori Masaki, Nomura Takahito, Ooka Hisako, Ishizaka Masumi, Yokota Takao, Sugimoto Kazuhiko, Okabe Ken, Kajiwara Hideyuki, Satoh Kouji, Yamamoto Koji, Hirochika Hirohiko, Kikuchi Shoshi
Abstract excerpt
We have isolated a new recessive dwarf mutant of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv Nipponbare). Under normal growth conditions, the mutant has very short leaf sheaths; has short, curled, and frizzled leaf blades; has few tillers; and is sterile. Longitudinal sections of the leaf sheaths revealed that the cell length along the longitudinal axis is reduced, which explains the short leaf sheaths. Transverse sections of the...
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