Effects of shading on starch pasting characteristics of indica hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Rice is an important staple crop throughout the world, but environmental stress like low-light conditions can negatively impact crop yield and quality. Using pot experiments and field experiments, we studied the effects of shading on starch pasting viscosity and starch content with six rice varietie...

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Main Authors: Li Wang, Fei Deng, Wan-Jun Ren, Wen-Yu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3702574?pdf=render