supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.31271678);the Jiangsu Agricultural Scientific Self-Innovation Fund (Grant No.CX[12]1003);Jiangsu Province Agricultural Science and Technology Support Program (Grant No.BE2013301)
GW2 is an important gene that regulates grain width and weight. We used cDNA clone to obtain the sequences of GW2 from large- and small-grained rice varieties, TD70 and Kasalath, respectively. Then, we developed a dCA...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31271678);the Jiangsu Agricultural Scientific Self-Innovation Fund (Grant No. CX[11]4023);the Super Rice Breeding and Demonstration Program of the Ministry of Agriculture in China
Grain size traits, including grain length, grain width and grain thickness, are controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Many QTLs relating to rice grain size traits had been reported, but their control mechani...