| Grain shape controlled by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) is an important agronomic character, may
have effects on both grain yield and quality in rice. With rapid advances in functional genomics and the advent of next
generation sequencing technologies, more than 400 QTLs associated with rice grain traits have been identified, and some of
them have been cloned. we discussed the factors affecting rice grain shape, cloning and functional analysis of some
important rice grain shape controlling genes in rice. |
