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Assessment and genetic analysis of heavy metal content in rice grain using an Oryza sativa × O. rufipogon backcross inbred line population.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Mar 2018
Huang De-Run, Fan Ye-Yang, Hu Biao-Lin, Xiao Ye-Qing, Chen Da-Zhou, Zhuang Jie-Yun
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BACKGROUND: Heavy metal accumulation in rice is a growing concern for public health. Backcross inbred lines derived from an interspecific cross of Oryza sativa × O. rufipogon were grown in two distinct ecological locations (Hangzhou and Lingshui, China). The objective of this study was to characterise the contents of heavy metal in rice grains, and to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for heavy metal...
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