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Phenotypic characterization, genetic analysis and gene-mapping for a brittle mutant in rice.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Mar 2008
Xu Jian-Di, Zhang Quan-Fang, Zhang Tao, Zhang Hong-Yu, Xu Pei-Zhou, Wang Xu-Dong, Wu Xian-Jun
Abstract excerpt
Plant mechanical strength is an important agronomic trait of rice. An ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS)-induced rice mutant, fragile plant 2 (fp2), showed morphological changes and reduced mechanical strength. Genetic analysis indicated that the brittle of fp2 was controlled by a recessive gene. The fp2 gene was mapped on chromosome 10. Anatomical analyses showed that the fp2 mutation caused the reduction of cell...
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