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New approach to increasing rice lodging resistance and biomass yield through the use of high gibberellin producing varieties.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Okuno Ayako, Hirano Ko, Asano Kenji, Takase Wakana, Masuda Reiko, Morinaka Yoichi, Ueguchi-Tanaka Miyako, Kitano Hidemi, Matsuoka Makoto
Abstract excerpt
Traditional breeding for high-yielding rice has been dependent on the widespread use of fertilizers and the cultivation of gibberellin (GA)-deficient semi-dwarf varieties. The use of semi-dwarf plants facilitates high grain yield since these varieties possess high levels of lodging resistance, and thus could support the high grain weight. Although this approach has been successful in increasing grain yield, it is...
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