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Mapping QTLs for improving grain yield using the USDA rice mini-core collection.
Planta - 1 Aug 2011
Li Xiaobai, Yan Wengui, Agrama Hesham, Jia Limeng, Shen Xihong, Jackson Aaron, Moldenhauer Karen, Yeater Kathleen, McClung Anna, Wu Dianxing
Abstract excerpt
Yield is the most important and complex trait for genetic improvement in crops, and marker-assisted selection enhances the improvement efficiency. The USDA rice mini-core collection derived from over 18,000 accessions of global origins is an ideal panel for association mapping. We phenotyped 203 O. sativa accessions for 14 agronomic traits and identified 5 that were highly and significantly correlated with grain...
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