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Sorghum MSD3 Encodes an ω-3 Fatty Acid Desaturase that Increases Grain Number by Reducing Jasmonic Acid Levels.
International journal of molecular sciences - 28 Oct 2019
Dampanaboina Lavanya, Jiao Yinping, Chen Junping, Gladman Nicholas, Chopra Ratan, Burow Gloria, Hayes Chad, Christensen Shawn A, Burke John, Ware Doreen, Xin Zhanguo
Abstract excerpt
Grain number per panicle is an important component of grain yield in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)) and other cereal crops. Previously, we reported that mutations in multi-seeded 1 (MSD1) and MSD2 genes result in a two-fold increase in grain number per panicle due to the restoration of the fertility of the pedicellate spikelets, which invariably abort in natural sorghum accessions. Here, we report the...
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