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Identification of a candidate gene underlying qHKW3, a QTL for hundred-kernel weight in maize.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 May 2022
Sun Qin, Hu Aoqing, Mu Luyao, Zhao Hailiang, Qin Yao, Gong Dianming, Qiu Fazhan
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KEY MESSAGE: qHKW3, a quantitative trait locus for hundred-kernel weight, harbors the proposed causal gene Zm00001d044081, encoding a homeobox-leucine zipper protein (ATHB-4) that might affect kernel size and weight. Kernel size and weight are key traits that contribute greatly to grain yield per year in maize (Zea mays). Here, we developed the chromosome segment substitution line (CSSL), H15-6-2, with smaller...
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