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Characterization and fine mapping of NGP4c(t), a novel gene controlling the number of grains per panicle in rice

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This research was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31201191 and 31360327), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China (20132BAB214009 and 20142BAB204012), the Foundation of Jiangxi Educational Committee (GJJ14248), and the Key Projects of Jiangxi Education Department (KJLD12059).

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      FANTAO ZHANG, YI ZHOU, XIANGDONG LUO & JIANKUN XIE

    2. School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of China

      JIE TANG

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    ZHANG, F., TANG, J., ZHOU, Y. et al. Characterization and fine mapping of NGP4c(t), a novel gene controlling the number of grains per panicle in rice. J Genet 94, 513–517 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-015-0553-6

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