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Overcoming inter-subspecific hybrid sterility in rice by developing indica-compatible japonica lines.
Scientific reports - 1 Jun 2016
Guo Jie, Xu Xiaomei, Li Wentao, Zhu Wenyin, Zhu Haitao, Liu Ziqiang, Luan Xin, Dai Ziju, Liu Guifu, Zhang Zemin, Zeng Ruizhen, Tang Guang, Fu Xuelin, Wang Shaokui, Zhang Guiquan
Abstract excerpt
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important staple crop. The exploitation of the great heterosis that exists in the inter-subspecific crosses between the indica and japonica rice has long been considered as a promising way to increase the yield potential. However, the male and female sterility frequently occurred in the inter-subspecific hybrids hampered the utilization of the heterosis. Here we report that the...
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