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Suppressor of sessile spikelets1 functions in the ramosa pathway controlling meristem determinacy in maize.
Plant physiology - 1 Jan 2009
Wu Xianting, Skirpan Andrea, McSteen Paula
Abstract excerpt
The spikelet, which is a short branch bearing the florets, is the fundamental unit of grass inflorescence architecture. In most grasses, spikelets are borne singly on the inflorescence. However, paired spikelets are characteristic of the Andropogoneae, a tribe of 1,000 species including maize (Zea mays). The Suppressor of sessile spikelets1 (Sos1) mutant of maize produces single instead of paired spikelets in the...
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