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Open AccessWeedy rice in sustainable rice production. A review
Weedy rice refers to the unwanted plants of the genus Oryza that have some undesirable agronomic traits and pose a major threat to sustainable rice production worldwide. Widespread adoption of direct seeded rice ...
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Use of herbicide-resistant genic male sterility in hybrid rice seed production
One of the difficult problems in hybrid rice seed production is the low outcrossing frequency and requirement for much labor to produce hybrid seeds. In order to simplify the process of hybrid rice seed produc...
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Genetic characterization and fine map** of a novel thermo-sensitive genic male-sterile gene tms6 in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
The application of genetic male sterility in hybrid rice production has great potential to revolutionize hybrid seed production methodology. The two-line breeding system by using thermo-sensitive genic male st...
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Male-sterility of thermosensitive genic male-sterile rice is associated with premature programmed cell death of the tapetum
The tapetum plays a crucial role in pollen development. This secretory tissue produces numerous nutritive proteins necessary for pollen maturation. The tapetum, whose cells undergo programmed cell death (PCD),...
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Genetic characteristics of Korean weedy rice (Oryza sativa L.) by RFLP analysis
The genetic characteristics and classification of 24 strains of Korean weedy rice, two strains of foreign red rice, three Japonica cultivars, one Tongil cultivar and one Indica cultivar (Oryza sativa L.) were inv...
