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- Title
Domesticated versus Wild Rice? Bring It Awn!
- Authors
Mach, Jennifer
- Abstract
This article discusses the domestication of rice and the changes that occurred in the plant's traits as a result. Domesticated rice has shorter or nonexistent awns, which are barbed spikes that help protect the seeds and aid in seed dispersal. Researchers have identified a gene called LABA1 that is essential for awn formation in wild rice. The absence of awns in domesticated rice facilitates grain handling and storage. The article also highlights the role of cytokinins in awn development and raises questions about the contribution of LABA1 and other genes to the development of barbs.
- Subjects
WILD rice; COMPLEMENTATION (Genetics); LOCUS (Genetics); TRANSCRIPTION factors; RNA interference; ORYZA; RICE
- Publication
Plant Cell, 2015, Vol 27, Issue 7, p1818
- ISSN
1040-4651
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1105/tpc.15.00504