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    The qSAC3 locus from indica rice effectively increases amylose content under a variety of conditions

    Amylose content (AC) is a critical factor for the quality of rice. It is determined by the biosynthesis gene Waxy (Wx) and a variety of quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Although many QTLs have been reported to aff...

    Hua Zhang, Lihui Zhou, Heng Xu, Liangchao Wang, Huijie Liu in BMC Plant Biology (2019)

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    Chromosome painting and its applications in cultivated and wild rice

    The chromosome-specific probe is a fundamental tool of chromosome painting and has been commonly applied in mammalian species. The technology, however, has not been widely applied in plants due to a lack of me...

    Lili Hou, Meng Xu, Tao Zhang, Zhihao Xu, Weiyun Wang, Jianxiang Zhang in BMC Plant Biology (2018)