Molecular Research in Rice: Agronomically Important Traits 2.0

• Other Authors: Hori, Kiyosumi (Editor), Shenton, Matthew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; grain number per panicle; grain yield; phase transition; rachis branch; rice panicle; spikelet specialisation; rice; flowering time; ambient temperature fluctuation; chromosome segment substitution line (CSSL); quantitative trait locus (QTL); drought tolerance; cold tolerance; Oryza sativa; OsCRP1; chloroplast ribonucleoproteins; NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (NDH) complex; nitrogen use efficiency; transcriptional regulation; nitrate reductase; nitrate transporter; glutamate synthase; potassium chlorate; QTL; food shortage; yield; grain size; OsBRKq1; genome editing; homozygous; proteomics; C4 rice; proto-Kranz; photosynthetic efficiency; crop improvement; spike-stalk injection; transcription factor; OsWRKY55; drought response; plant growth; OsAP2-39; inflorescence architecture; BLH homedomain protein; branching pattern; verticillate primary branch; transcriptome analysis; hormone pathways; japonica DT3; submergence tolerance; marker-assisted backcross; foreground selection; background selection; three-dimensional imaging; shoot apical meristem; root tip; n/a
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This volume presents recent research achievements concerning the molecular genetic basis of agronomic traits in rice. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important food crop in the world, being a staple food for more than half of the world's population. Recent improvements in living standards ha...