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Characterizations and fine mapping of a mutant gene for high tillering and dwarf in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
Planta - 1 Nov 2005
Zou Junhuang, Chen Zengxiang, Zhang Shuying, Zhang Weiping, Jiang Guanghuai, Zhao Xianfeng, Zhai Wenxue, Pan Xuebiao, Zhu Lihuang
Abstract excerpt
A rice htd-1 mutant, related to tillering and dwarfing, was characterized. We show that the htd-1 mutant increases its tiller number by releasing axillary buds from dormant stage rather than by initiating more axillary buds. The dwarf is caused by averagely reducing each internode and panicle. Based on this dwarfing pattern, the htd-1 mutant could be grouped into dn-type dwarf defined by Takeda (Gamma Field Symp...
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