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Genome-wide association studies of ionomic and agronomic traits in USDA mini core collection of rice and comparative analyses of different mapping methods.
BMC plant biology - 24 Sept 2020
Liu Shuai, Zhong Hua, Meng Xiaoxi, Sun Tong, Li Yangsheng, Pinson Shannon R M, Chang Sam K C, Peng Zhaohua
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BACKGROUND: Rice is an important human staple food vulnerable to heavy metal contamination leading to serious concerns. High yield with low heavy metal contamination is a common but highly challenging goal for rice breeders worldwide due to lack of genetic knowledge and markers. RESULTS: To identify candidate QTLs and develop molecular markers for rice yield and heavy metal content, a total of 191 accessions from...
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