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A genomic perspective on the important genetic mechanisms of upland adaptation of rice.
BMC plant biology - 11 Jun 2014
Lyu Jun, Li Baoye, He Weiming, Zhang Shilai, Gou Zhiheng, Zhang Jing, Meng Liyun, Li Xin, Tao Dayun, Huang Wangqi, Hu Fengyi, Wang Wen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cultivated rice consists of two important ecotypes, upland and irrigated, that have respectively adapted to either dry land or irrigated cultivation. Upland rice, widely adopted in rainfed upland areas in virtue of its little water requirement, contains abundant untapped genetic resources, such as genes for drought adaptation. With water shortage exacerbated and population expanding, the need for...
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