Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals that tricarboxylic acid cycle-related genes are associated with maize CMS-C fertility restoration

Abstract Background C-type cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS-C) is one of the three major types of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in maize. Rf4 is a dominant restorer gene for CMS-C and has great value in hybrid maize breeding, but little information concerning its functional mechanism is known. Res...

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Main Authors: Yongming Liu, Gui Wei, Yuanyan Xia, Xiaowei Liu, Jin Tang, Yanli Lu, Hai Lan, Suzhi Zhang, Chuan Li, Moju Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1409-z