Mapping of three QTLs for seed setting and analysis on the candidate gene for qSS-1 in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The lower seed setting is one of the major hindrances which face grain yield in rice. One of the main reasons to cause low spikelet fertility (seed setting) is male sterility or pollen abortion. Notably, pollen abortion has been frequently observed in advanced progenies of rice. In the present study...

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Main Authors: Elsheikh Y M Ahmed, Yan-pei ZHANG, Jian-ping YU, Rashid M A Rehman, Zhan-ying ZHANG, Hong-liang ZHANG, Jin-jie LI, Zi-chao LI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915612990