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. 2017 Aug;22(8):643-646.
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Jun 21.

Boosting Rice Yield by Fine-Tuning SPL Gene Expression

Lei Wang  1 , Qifa Zhang  2
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Boosting Rice Yield by Fine-Tuning SPL Gene Expression

Lei Wang et al. Trends Plant Sci. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

Plant architecture is an important determinant of crop yield. Recent studies showed that SPL family genes regulate the architecture of rice plants. SPLs inhibit tillering in general, but promote panicle branching at optimal expression levels to increase grain number. Fine-tuning the expression of SPL genes may provide useful strategies for crop improvement.

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