Simultaneous Improvement and Genetic Dissection of Drought Tolerance Using Selected Breeding Populations of Rice

Drought is the most important factor limiting rice yield in most rainfed areas of Asia and Africa. Four large BC2F2 populations consisted of 3,200 individuals, which were derived from crosses between an elite Geng variety, Jigeng88, and four donors from three different countries, were screened and p...

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Main Authors: Yanru Cui, Wenying Zhang, Xiuyun Lin, Shizhong Xu, Jianlong Xu, Zhikang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00320/full