Heading date in rice is a typical quantitative trait controlled by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs). It is mainly regulated by environmental factors such as photoperiod and temperature (Izawa, 2007). Many Q...Heading date in rice is a typical quantitative trait controlled by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs). It is mainly regulated by environmental factors such as photoperiod and temperature (Izawa, 2007). Many QTLs for heading date have been identified using different mapping populations and methods (http:// www.gramene.org/qtl). Up to date, several major heading date QTLs have been cloned by map-based cloning strategy (Yano et al., 2000; Takahashi et al., 2001; Kojima et al., 2002; Doi et al., 2004; Xue et al., 2008; Wei et al., 2010; Yan et al.,展开更多
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文摘Heading date in rice is a typical quantitative trait controlled by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs). It is mainly regulated by environmental factors such as photoperiod and temperature (Izawa, 2007). Many QTLs for heading date have been identified using different mapping populations and methods (http:// www.gramene.org/qtl). Up to date, several major heading date QTLs have been cloned by map-based cloning strategy (Yano et al., 2000; Takahashi et al., 2001; Kojima et al., 2002; Doi et al., 2004; Xue et al., 2008; Wei et al., 2010; Yan et al.,