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Open AccessIntrogression of a functional epigenetic OsSPL14WFP allele into elite indica rice genomes greatly improved panicle traits and grain yield
Rice yield potential has been stagnant since the Green Revolution in the late 1960s, especially in tropical rice cultivars. We evaluated the effect of two major genes that regulate grain number, Gn1a/OsCKX2 and I...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of allele-specific SNP/indel markers for eight yield-enhancing genes using whole-genome sequencing strategy to increase yield potential of rice, Oryza sativa L.
Rice is one of the major staple foods in the world, especially in the develo** countries of Asia. Its consumption as a dietary source is also increasing in Africa. To meet the demand for rice to feed the inc...
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Genetic basis for co-adaptive gene complexes in rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces
One hundred and twenty-two AFLP markers were mapped using an IR64 × Azucena rice doubled-haploid (DH) population. The distribution of these mapped markers was monitored across a set of 48 diverse landraces of ...
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Map** AFLP markers associated with subspecific differentiation of Oryza sativa (rice) and an investigation of segregation distortion
AFLP marker data were generated for a doubled haploid rice map** population developed from a cross between IR64 (indica) and Azucena (japonica) varieties, as well as for a diverse set of rice germplasm. A to...
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Predicting quantitative variation within rice germplasm using molecular markers
Diverse Asian rice (Oryza sativa) germplasm has been used to identify associations between various quantitative traits and RAPD molecular markers using multiple regression analysis. This has allowed us to predict...
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Use of RAPD for the study of diversity within plant germplasm collections
As part of the development of a molecular toolkit for the study of diversity within large plant germplasm collections, RAPD technology has been applied to accessions of rice (Oryza sativa) obtained from the major...
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Comparative genetic analyses of metric traits using diallel and factorial mating designs in bread wheat
For studying the inheritance of metric traits, diallel cross and factorial mating designs are commonly used. Since factorial mating design is less restrictive in crossing plans, the genetic information drawn f...
