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Uncovering a Nuisance Influence of a Phenological Trait of Plants Using a Nonlinear Structural Equation: Application to Days to Heading and Culm Length in Asian Cultivated Rice (Oryza Sativa L.).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Onogi Akio, Ideta Osamu, Yoshioka Takuma, Ebana Kaworu, Yamasaki Masanori, Iwata Hiroyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Phenological traits of plants, such as flowering time, are linked to growth phase transition. Thus, phenological traits often influence other traits through the modification of the duration of growth period. This influence is a nuisance in plant breeding because it hampers genetic evaluation of the influenced traits. Genetic effects on the influenced traits have two components, one that directly affects the...
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