Functional genetics of rice PISTILLATA genes unravels new roles and targets in flowering time, female fertility and parthenocarpy
M. Zamzam, R. Basak, S. Singh, S. Prakash, R. Peesapati, I. Khanday, S. Simonini, U. Grossniklaus, U. Vijayraghavan
The paper investigates the functional roles of rice PISTILLATA paralogs OsMADS2 and OsMADS4 in flowering time, female fertility, and parthenocarpy through genetic perturbations and gene target analysis.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2023Plant Biology