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    Map** and characterization of seed dormancy QTLs using chromosome segment substitution lines in rice

    Seed dormancy—the temporary failure of a viable seed to germinate under favorable conditions—is a complex characteristic influenced by many genes and environmental factors. To detect the genetic factors associ...

    Salem Marzougui, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Utako Yamanouchi in Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2012)

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    Genetic manipulation of gibberellin metabolism in transgenic rice

    The 'green revolution' was fueled by the introduction of the semi-dwarf trait into cereal crop cultivars. The semi-dwarf cultivars—which respond abnormally to the plant growth hormone gibberellin (GA)—are more...

    Tomoaki Sakamoto, Yoichi Morinaka, Kanako Ishiyama in Nature Biotechnology (2003)