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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
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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...
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