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Morphogenesis and molecular basis on naked seed rice, a novel homeotic mutation of OsMADS1 regulating transcript level of AP3 homologue in rice.
Planta - 1 Apr 2006
Chen Zhi-Xiong, Wu Jian-Guo, Ding Wo-Na, Chen Han-Ming, Wu Ping, Shi Chun-Hai
Abstract excerpt
The floral organs are formed from floral meristem with a regular initiation pattern in angiosperm species. Flowers of naked seed rice (nsr) were characterized by the overdeveloped lemma and palea, the transformation of lodicules to palea-/lemma-like organs, the decreased number of stamens and occasionally extra pistils. Some nsr spikelets contained additional floral organs of four whorls and/or abnormal internal...
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