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Natural Variation in the Promoter of GSE5 Contributes to Grain Size Diversity in Rice.
Molecular plant - 1 May 2017
Duan Penggen, Xu Jinsong, Zeng Dali, Zhang Baolan, Geng Mufan, Zhang Guozheng, Huang Ke, Huang Luojiang, Xu Ran, Ge Song, Qian Qian, Li Yunhai
Abstract excerpt
The utilization of natural genetic variation greatly contributes to improvement of important agronomic traits in crops. Understanding the genetic basis for natural variation of grain size can help breeders develop high-yield rice varieties. In this study, we identify a previously unrecognized gene, named GSE5, in the qSW5/GW5 locus controlling rice grain size by combining the genome-wide association study with...
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