Identification of subspecies-divergent genetic loci responsible for mineral accumulation in rice grains.

ABSTRACT: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a major staple food that provides not only dietary calories but also trace elements for the global inhabitants. The insufficiency of mineral nutrients and the potential accumulation of excessive toxic elements in grains pose risks to human health. The substantial natural variations in mineral accumulation in rice grains presents potentials for genetic improvements of rice via biofortifications of essential mineral nutrients and eliminations of toxic elements in grains. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying the natural variations in mineral accumulation have not been fully explored to date owing to unstable phenotypic variations, which are attributed to poor genetic performance and strong environmental effects. In this study, we first compared th

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9941327 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature