Effects of rootstocks on cryotolerance and overwintering survivorship of genic male sterile lines in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

Grafting desirable scion on stress-tolerant rootstocks provides an opportunity to improve the cryotolerance of scion. Genic male sterile (GMS) lines of plant could be used as sterile line and maintainer in breeding, and they have the conspicuous characteristics that the fertility of which is easy to...

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Main Authors: Xin Zhang, Zhiyong Zhang, Qinglian Wang, Peng Chen, Guoping Chen, Ruiyang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646785?pdf=render