An atypical bHLH protein encoded by POSITIVE REGULATOR OF GRAIN LENGTH 2 is involved in controlling grain length and weight of rice through interaction with a typical bHLH protein APG

Breeding Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-141

  Heang, Dany ^a   Sassa, Hidenori ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic helix loop helix; Cell elongation; Grain length; Rice; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863442060     PISSN: 13447610     EISSN: 13473735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.62.133     Document Type: Article

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