What is it about?
We increased the root/shoot ratio in rice by detillering the plant leaving only one tiiler. the growth rate, gas exchange and resoiurce content we improved leading to improved yield in terms of panicle size.
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Why is it important?
It opens a new venue for rice breeding.
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This page is a summary of: Restricting the above ground sink corrects the root/shoot ratio and substantially boosts the yield potential per panicle in field-grown rice (Oryza sativaL.), Physiologia Plantarum, September 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12377.
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