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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, an...
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