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A novel maize dwarf mutant generated by Ty1-copia LTR-retrotransposon insertion in Brachytic2 after spaceflight.
Plant cell reports - 1 Mar 2020
Li Chuan, Tang Jin, Hu Zhaoyong, Wang Jingwen, Yu Tao, Yi Hongyang, Cao Moju
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KEY MESSAGE: Retrotransposon insertion in Brachytic2 generated a new incomplete recessive dwarf allele after spaceflight can moderately reduce plant height in heterozygous and potentially improve maize yield. Plant height and ear height are two important agronomic traits in maize breeding. In this study, two dwarf mutants short internode length1 (sil1) and short internode length2 (sil2) were obtained from two of...
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