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Gene SGL, encoding a kinesin-like protein with transactivation activity, is involved in grain length and plant height in rice.
Plant cell reports - 1 Feb 2014
Wu Tao, Shen Yingyue, Zheng Ming, Yang Chunyan, Chen Yilin, Feng Zhiming, Liu Xi, Liu Shijia, Chen Zhijun, Lei Cailin, Wang Jiulin, Jiang Ling, Wan Jianmin
Abstract excerpt
Grain shape, a complex agronomic trait, plays an important role in determining yield and quality in rice. In the present study, a mutant named short grain length (sgl) was identified among explants of tissue cultured japonica variety Kita-ake. It exhibited reduced plant height (about 72 % of WT) and short grain length (about 80 % of WT). The reduced length was due to decreased cell elongation. The Short Grain...
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