Generation of humidity-sensitive genic male sterility in maize and wheat for hybrid seed production
Xingchen Xiong1,2,3, Dan Wang1,2,3, Changfeng Guo1,2,3
1Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China.
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
|August 26, 2024
Abstract:
Loss of function of a conserved POACEATAPETOL SYNTHASE1 confers humidity sensitive genic male sterility in maize and wheat. This system yielded >99% pure hybrid seed in maize.
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