Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice

Weiya Xue; Yongzhong Xing; Yu Zhao; Weijiang Tang; Lei Wang; Hongju Zhou; Sibin Yu; Caiguo Xu; Xianghua Li; Qifa Zhang

doi:10.1038/ng.143

journal article May 04, 2008

Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice

Weiya Xue Yongzhong Xing Yu Zhao

Weijiang Tang Lei Wang

Hongju Zhou Sibin Yu Caiguo Xu Xianghua Li

Qifa Zhang

Nature Genetics Vol. 40 No. 6 pp. 761-767 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: May 04, 2008
Vol/Issue: 40(6)
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.; Institute for Systems Genetics, New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.

The Jack H. Skirball Center for Chemical Biology & Proteomics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037

National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Centre of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;

National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan) Hubei Hongshan Laboratory Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan China

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Weiya Xue, Yongzhong Xing, Yu Zhao, et al. (2008). Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice. Nature Genetics, 40(6), 761-767. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.143

Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice

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