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Genomic architecture of heterosis for yield traits in rice.
Nature - 29 Sept 2016
Huang Xuehui, Yang Shihua, Gong Junyi, Zhao Qiang, Feng Qi, Zhan Qilin, Zhao Yan, Li Wenjun, Cheng Benyi, Xia Junhui, Chen Neng, Huang Tao, Zhang Lei, Fan Danlin, Chen Jiaying, Zhou Congcong, Lu Yiqi, Weng Qijun, Han Bin
Abstract excerpt
Increasing grain yield is a long-term goal in crop breeding to meet the demand for global food security. Heterosis, when a hybrid shows higher performance for a trait than both parents, offers an important strategy for crop breeding. To examine the genetic basis of heterosis for yield in rice, here we generate, sequence and record the phenotypes of 10,074 F2 lines from 17 representative hybrid rice crosses. We...
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