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The Natural Variation of Seed Weight Is Mainly Controlled by Maternal Genotype in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Li Na, Peng Wei, Shi Jiaqin, Wang Xinfa, Liu Guihua, Wang Hanzhong
Abstract excerpt
Seed weight is a very important and complex trait in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). The seed weight of rapeseed shows great variation in its natural germplasm resources; however, the morphological, cytological and genetic causes of this variation have remained unclear. In the present study, nine highly pure inbred rapeseed lines with large seed weight variation and different genetic backgrounds were selected for...
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