Mutation of the SP1 gene is responsible for the small-panicle trait in the rice cultivar Tachisuzuka, but not necessarily for high sugar content in the stem

Tachisuzuka, a rice cultivar grown for whole-crop silage, is characterized by the small-panicle trait and high-stem sugar content. To investigate the interrelationship between the two features, we attempted to identify the gene responsible for the small-panicle trait in Tachisuzuka, and also to exam...

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Main Authors: Tatsuro Hirose, Sakurako Kadoya, Yoichi Hashida, Masaki Okamura, Ryu Ohsugi, Naohiro Aoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2016.1260484