Proteins and Carbohydrates in Developing Rice Panicles with Different Numbers of Spikelets: —Cultivar difference and the effect of nitrogen topdressing—

Proteins and carbohydrates in developing rice panicles were analyzed to see whether these parameters control spikelet number in rice. Two rice cultivars and 2 levels of nitrogen topdressing were used to obtain panicles with different numbers of spikelets. A japonica rice cultivar, Nipponbare, with t...

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Main Authors: Yanfeng Ding, Sachio Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2004-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.7.16