QTL analysis for chalkiness of rice and fine mapping of a candidate gene for qACE9.
Yang GaoChaolei LiuYuanyuan LiAnpeng ZhangGuojun DongLihong XieBin ZhangBanpu RuanKai HongDawei XueDali ZengLongbiao GuoQian QianZhenyu GaoPublished in: Rice (New York, N.Y.) (2016)
OsAPS1 was selected as a novel candidate gene for fine-mapped qACE9. The candidate gene not only plays a critical role during starch synthesis in endosperm, but also determines the area of chalky endosperm in rice. Further cloning of the QTL will facilitate the improvement of quality in hybrid rice.