Endosperm Structure of White-Belly and White-Core Rice Grains Shown by Scanning Electron Microscopy

White-belly and white-core are the major two types of grain chalkiness in japonica rice. This study aims to compare the morphological features of white-belly and white-core using a scanning electron microcope (SEM). A japonica rice cultivar Wuyujing3 and its mutants were used as materials. Nearly 10...

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Main Authors: Min Xi, Zhaomiao Lin, Xincheng Zhang, Zhenghui Liu, Ganghua Li, Qiangsheng Wang, Shaohua Wang, Yanfeng Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
Subjects:
SEM
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.17.285