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COLD1 confers chilling tolerance in rice.
Cell - 12 Mar 2015
Ma Yun, Dai Xiaoyan, Xu Yunyuan, Luo Wei, Zheng Xiaoming, Zeng Dali, Pan Yajun, Lin Xiaoli, Liu Huanhuan, Zhang Dajian, Xiao Jun, Guo Xiaoyu, Xu Shujuan, Niu Yuda, Jin Jingbo, Zhang Hui, Xu Xun, Li Legong, Wang Wen, Qian Qian, Ge Song, Chong Kang
Abstract excerpt
Rice is sensitive to cold and can be grown only in certain climate zones. Human selection of japonica rice has extended its growth zone to regions with lower temperature, while the molecular basis of this adaptation remains unknown. Here, we identify the quantitative trait locus COLD1 that confers chilling tolerance in japonica rice. Overexpression of COLD1(jap) significantly enhances chilling tolerance, whereas...
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