Heterosis in elite hybrid rice: Speculation on the genetic and biochemical mechanisms

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 221-227

  Goff, Stephen A ^a   Zhang, Qifa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; REVIEW; RICE;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HYBRID VIGOR; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84878583588     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.03.009     Document Type: Review

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