supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.30400276 and 30871480);the National Natural Science Foundation of Major International Cooperation Project(Grant No.31061140457);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK2009005);the Scientific Research Foundation for the Talents of Jiangsu Province,China
The accumulation dynamics of kernel components for spikelets at different positions within a rice panicle were investigated during grain filling to understand the physiological reasons for the variation of grain quali...