Antagonistic genes modify rice plant growth

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

Rice stems lengthen when a newly identified gene activates during flooding. Another gene suppresses lengthening in shorter varieties. The insight could help plant breeders.

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