The Rice Phytochrome Genes, PHYA and PHYB, Have Synergistic Effects on Anther Development and Pollen Viability

Abstract Phytochromes are the main plant photoreceptors regulating multiple developmental processes. However, the regulatory network of phytochrome-mediated plant reproduction has remained largely unexplored. There are three phytochromes in rice, phyA, phyB and phyC. No changes in fertility are obse...

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Main Authors: Wei Sun, Xiao Hui Xu, Xingbo Lu, Lixia Xie, Bo Bai, Chongke Zheng, Hongwei Sun, Yanan He, Xian-zhi Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06909-2