Identification of the First Nuclear Male Sterility Gene (Male‐sterile 9) in Sorghum

Core Ideas The male‐sterile 9 (ms9) is a novel nuclear male‐sterile mutant in sorghum. The Ms9 gene encodes a PHD‐finger transcription factor critical for pollen development. The identification of the Ms9 gene provides a strategy to control male sterility in sorghum. Nuclear male sterility (NMS) is...

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Main Authors: Junping Chen, Yinping Jiao, Haydee Laza, Paxton Payton, Doreen Ware, Zhanguo Xin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:The Plant Genome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3835/plantgenome2019.03.0020