Identification of a candidate gene responsible for early morning flowering trait in rice

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K18625
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Science in genetics and breeding
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Sasaki Kazuhiro 東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(農学部), 助教 (70513688)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: イネ / 早朝開花性 / ＱＴＬ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In rice, heat stress at flowering seriously affects spikelet fertility and cause yield reduction. The shift in flowering of time to cooler early morning was proposed to be effective in heat escape at flowering. In this study, I aimed to identify a candidate gene responsible for early morning flowering (EMF) trait. DNA markers were developed for marker assisted selection of new EMF line. Moreover, candidate genes were succeeded to select.

Free Research Field

植物遺伝育種学