High Resolution Mapping of QTLs for Heat Tolerance in Rice Using a 5K SNP Array

Abstract Background Heat stress is one of the major abiotic threats to rice production, next to drought and salinity stress. Incidence of heat stress at reproductive phase of the crop results in abnormal pollination leading to floret sterility, low seed set and poor grain quality. Identification of...

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Main Authors: Shanmugavadivel PS, Amitha Mithra SV, Chandra Prakash, Ramkumar MK, Ratan Tiwari, Trilochan Mohapatra, Nagendra Kumar Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Rice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12284-017-0167-0