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Mapping and characterization of the major quantitative trait locus qSS7 associated with increased length and decreased width of rice seeds.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Dec 2012
Qiu Xianjin, Gong Rong, Tan Youbin, Yu Sibin
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Seed shape in rice (Oryza sativa) is an important factor that determines grain appearance, cooking quality and grain yield. Here, we report a major quantitative trait locus qSS7 on the long arm of chromosome 7 for seed length, seed width and the ratio of seed length to width, identified using a segregating population derived from a cross between an indica variety Zhenshan97 and a chromosomal segment substitution...
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