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Evaluation of rice wild relatives as a source of traits for adaptation to iron toxicity and enhanced grain quality.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Bierschenk Birgit, Tagele Melle Tilahun, Ali Basharat, Ashrafuzzaman M D, Wu Lin-Bo, Becker Matthias, Frei Michael
Abstract excerpt
Rice wild relatives (RWR) constitute an extended gene pool that can be tapped for the breeding of novel rice varieties adapted to abiotic stresses such as iron (Fe) toxicity. Therefore, we screened 75 Oryza genotypes including 16 domesticated O. sativa genotypes, one O. glaberrima, and 58 RWR representing 21 species, for tolerance to Fe toxicity. Plants were grown in a semi-artificial greenhouse setup, in which...
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