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Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice.
Nature genetics - 23 Oct 2011
Li Yibo, Fan Chuchuan, Xing Yongzhong, Jiang Yunhe, Luo Lijun, Sun Liang, Shao Di, Xu Chunjue, Li Xianghua, Xiao Jinghua, He Yuqing, Zhang Qifa
Abstract excerpt
Increasing crop yield is one of the most important goals of plant science research. Grain size is a major determinant of grain yield in cereals and is a target trait for both domestication and artificial breeding(1). We showed that the quantitative trait locus (QTL) GS5 in rice controls grain size by regulating grain width, filling and weight. GS5 encodes a putative serine carboxypeptidase and functions as a...
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