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Jasmonic acid regulates spikelet development in rice.
Nature communications - 19 Mar 2014
Cai Qiang, Yuan Zheng, Chen Mingjiao, Yin Changsong, Luo Zhijing, Zhao Xiangxiang, Liang Wanqi, Hu Jianping, Zhang Dabing
Abstract excerpt
The spikelet is the basal unit of inflorescence in grasses, and its formation is crucial for reproductive success and cereal yield. Here, we report a previously unknown role of the plant hormone jasmonic acid (JA) in determining rice (Oryza sativa) spikelet morphogenesis. The extra glume 1 (eg1) and eg2 mutants exhibit altered spikelet morphology with changed floral organ identity and number, as well as defective...
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