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Seed-specific silencing of OsMRP5 reduces seed phytic acid and weight in rice.
Transgenic research - 1 Aug 2014
Li Wen-Xu, Zhao Hai-Jun, Pang Wei-Qin, Cui Hai-Rui, Poirier Yves, Shu Qing-Yao
Abstract excerpt
Phytic acid (PA) is poorly digested by humans and monogastric animals and negatively affects human/animal nutrition and the environment. Rice mutants with reduced PA content have been developed but are often associated with reduced seed weight and viability, lacking breeding value. In the present study, a new approach was explored to reduce seed PA while attaining competitive yield. The OsMRP5 gene, of which...
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