Pyramiding of gn1a, gs3, and ipa1 Exhibits Complementary and Additive Effects on Rice Yield
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Grain Yield of gn1a-gs3, gn1a-ipa1, gs3-ipa1, and gn1a-gs3-ipa1
2.1.1. Gn1a-Gs3
2.1.2. gn1a-ipa1
2.1.3. gs3-ipa1
2.1.4. gn1a-gs3-ipa1
2.2. Plant Architectures of gn1a-gs3, gn1a-ipa1, gs3-ipa1, and gn1a-gs3-ipa1
2.3. Gene Networks Related to Different Agronomic Traits
3. Discussion
3.1. gs3’s Potential in Producing Big Grain Lines
3.2. ipa1 as a Candidate for ‘Ideal Plant Architecture’
3.3. gn1a in Breeding Large Main Panicle Line
3.4. Complementary and Additive Effects in Gene Networks in Pyramided Lines
3.5. Tradeoffs among Grain Weight, Grain Number, Plant Height, and Lodging Risk
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Generation of gn1a-gs3, gn1a-ipa1, gs3-ipa1, gn1a-gs3-ipa1
4.2. Agronomic Trait Analysis
4.3. RNA-Seq and Analysis
4.4. Quantitative RT-PCR
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, M.; Pan, X.; Li, H. Pyramiding of gn1a, gs3, and ipa1 Exhibits Complementary and Additive Effects on Rice Yield. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 12478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232012478
Li M, Pan X, Li H. Pyramiding of gn1a, gs3, and ipa1 Exhibits Complementary and Additive Effects on Rice Yield. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(20):12478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232012478
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Meiru, Xiaoping Pan, and Hongqing Li. 2022. "Pyramiding of gn1a, gs3, and ipa1 Exhibits Complementary and Additive Effects on Rice Yield" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 20: 12478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232012478