Genome-wide association mapping of root traits in a japonica rice panel.

Rice is a crop prone to drought stress in upland and rainfed lowland ecosystems. A deep root system is recognized as the best drought avoidance mechanism. Genome-wide association mapping offers higher resolution for locating quantitative trait loci (QTLs) than QTL mapping in biparental populations....

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Main Authors: Brigitte Courtois, Alain Audebert, Audrey Dardou, Sandrine Roques, Thaura Ghneim-Herrera, Gaëtan Droc, Julien Frouin, Lauriane Rouan, Eric Gozé, Andrzej Kilian, Nourollah Ahmadi, Michael Dingkuhn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24223758/pdf/?tool=EBI