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LABA1, a Domestication Gene Associated with Long, Barbed Awns in Wild Rice.
The Plant cell - 1 Jul 2015
Hua Lei, Wang Diane R, Tan Lubin, Fu Yongcai, Liu Fengxia, Xiao Langtao, Zhu Zuofeng, Fu Qiang, Sun Xianyou, Gu Ping, Cai Hongwei, McCouch Susan R, Sun Chuanqing
Abstract excerpt
Common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon), the wild relative of Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa), flaunts long, barbed awns, which are necessary for efficient propagation and dissemination of seeds. By contrast, O. sativa cultivars have been selected to be awnless or to harbor short, barbless awns, which facilitate seed processing and storage. The transition from long, barbed awns to short, barbless awns was a...
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