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Both Hd1 and Ehd1 are important for artificial selection of flowering time in cultivated rice.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Jan 2016
Wei Fu-Jin, Tsai Yuan-Ching, Wu Hshin-Ping, Huang Lin-Tzu, Chen Yu-Chi, Chen Yi-Fang, Wu Cheng-Chieh, Tseng Yi-Tzu, Hsing Yue-Ie C
Abstract excerpt
Rice is a facultative short-day plant, and it requires a photoperiod shorter than the critical day length to get flowering. Sensitivity to photoperiod has been suggested as a major selection target in cultivated or weedy rice. The modern rice varieties in Taiwan may be cultivated twice a year. These varieties contain loss-of-function of two important flowering-time related genes, Heading date 1 (Hd1) and Early...
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