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SUBMITTER: Wang Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5821702 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20180221 1
In crops, nitrogen directly determines productivity and biomass. However, the improvement of nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE) is still a major challenge in modern agriculture. Here, we report the characterization of are1, a genetic suppressor of a rice fd-gogat mutant defective in nitrogen assimilation. ARE1 is a highly conserved gene, encoding a chloroplast-localized protein. Loss-of-function mutations in ARE1 cause delayed senescence and result in 10-20% grain yield increases, hence enhan ...[more]