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Erect panicle2 encodes a novel protein that regulates panicle erectness in indica rice.
Genetics - 1 Feb 2010
Zhu Keming, Tang Ding, Yan Changjie, Chi Zhengchang, Yu Hengxiu, Chen Jianmin, Liang Jiansheng, Gu Minghong, Cheng Zhukuan
Abstract excerpt
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) inflorescence (panicle) architecture is an important agronomic trait for rice breeding. A number of high-yielding japonica rice strains, characterized by an erect panicle (EP) of their architecture, have been released as commercial varieties in China. But no EP-type indica varieties are released so far. Here, we identified two allelic erect-panicle mutants in indica rice, erect panicle2-1...
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