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The superwoman1-cleistogamy2 mutant is a novel resource for gene containment in rice.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Jan 2017
Lombardo Fabien, Kuroki Makoto, Yao Shan-Guo, Shimizu Hiroyuki, Ikegaya Tomohito, Kimizu Mayumi, Ohmori Shinnosuke, Akiyama Takashi, Hayashi Takami, Yamaguchi Tomoya, Koike Setsuo, Yatou Osamu, Yoshida Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Outcrossing between cultivated plants and their related wild species may result in the loss of favourable agricultural traits in the progeny or escape of transgenes in the environment. Outcrossing can be physically prevented by using cleistogamous (i.e. closed-flower) plants. In rice, flower opening is dependent on the mechanical action of fleshy organs called lodicules, which are generally regarded as the grass...
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