Article
Deep sequencing transcriptional fingerprinting of rice kernels for dissecting grain quality traits.
BMC genomics - 21 Dec 2015
Biselli Chiara, Bagnaresi Paolo, Cavalluzzo Daniela, Urso Simona, Desiderio Francesca, Orasen Gabriele, Gianinetti Alberto, Righettini Federico, Gennaro Massimo, Perrini Rosaria, Ben Hassen Manel, Sacchi Gian Attilio, Cattivelli Luigi, Valè Giampiero
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rice represents one the most important foods all over the world. In Europe, Italy is the first rice producer and Italian production is driven by tradition and quality. All main rice grain quality traits, like cooking properties, texture, gelatinization temperature, chalkiness and yield, are related to the content and composition of starch and seed-storage proteins in the endosperm and to grain shape....
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