Genome-wide association studies reveal that diverse heading date genes respond to short and long day lengths between indica and japonica rice

Rice is a short-day plant. Short-day length promotes heading, and long-day length suppresses heading. Many studies have evaluated rice heading in field conditions in which some individuals in the population were exposed to various day lengths, including short and long days, prior to a growth phase t...

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Main Authors: Zhongmin Han, Bo Zhang, Hu Zhao, Yongzhong Xing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01270/full