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A natural variant of NAL1, selected in high-yield rice breeding programs, pleiotropically increases photosynthesis rate.
Scientific reports - 1 Jan 2013
Takai Toshiyuki, Adachi Shunsuke, Taguchi-Shiobara Fumio, Sanoh-Arai Yumiko, Iwasawa Norio, Yoshinaga Satoshi, Hirose Sakiko, Taniguchi Yojiro, Yamanouchi Utako, Wu Jianzhong, Matsumoto Takashi, Sugimoto Kazuhiko, Kondo Katsuhiko, Ikka Takashi, Ando Tsuyu, Kono Izumi, Ito Sachie, Shomura Ayahiko, Ookawa Taiichiro, Hirasawa Tadashi, Yano Masahiro, Kondo Motohiko, Yamamoto Toshio
Abstract excerpt
Improvement of leaf photosynthesis is an important strategy for greater crop productivity. Here we show that the quantitative trait locus GPS (GREEN FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) controls photosynthesis rate by regulating carboxylation efficiency. Map-based cloning revealed that GPS is identical to NAL1 (NARROW LEAF1), a gene previously reported to control lateral leaf growth. The...
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