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Genetic mechanisms underlying yield potential in the rice high-yielding cultivar Takanari, based on reciprocal chromosome segment substitution lines.
BMC plant biology - 18 Nov 2014
Takai Toshiyuki, Ikka Takashi, Kondo Katsuhiko, Nonoue Yasunori, Ono Nozomi, Arai-Sanoh Yumiko, Yoshinaga Satoshi, Nakano Hiroshi, Yano Masahiro, Kondo Motohiko, Yamamoto Toshio
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BACKGROUND: Increasing rice yield potential is a major objective in rice breeding programs, given the need for meeting the demands of population growth, especially in Asia. Genetic analysis using genomic information and high-yielding cultivars can facilitate understanding of the genetic mechanism...
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