Quantitative trait loci for large sink capacity enhance rice grain yield under free-air CO2 enrichment conditions

Abstract The global atmospheric CO2 concentration has been increasing annually. To determine the trait that effectively increases rice (Oryza sativa L.) grain yield under increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations, as predicted in the near future, we grew a chromosome segment substitution line (CSSL)...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Nakano, Satoshi Yoshinaga, Toshiyuki Takai, Yumiko Arai-Sanoh, Katsuhiko Kondo, Toshio Yamamoto, Hidemitsu Sakai, Takeshi Tokida, Yasuhiro Usui, Hirofumi Nakamura, Toshihiro Hasegawa, Motohiko Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01690-8