Balance between a Higher Degree of Heterosis and Increased Reproductive Isolation: A Strategic Design for Breeding Inter-Subspecific Hybrid Rice

Zhiwu Dan; Ping Liu; Wenchao Huang; Wei Zhou; Guoxin Yao; Jun Hu; Renshan Zhu; Baorong Lu; Yingguo Zhu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093122

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Balance between a Higher Degree of Heterosis and Increased Reproductive Isolation: A Strategic Design for Breeding Inter-Subspecific Hybrid Rice

Zhiwu Dan,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Engineering Research Center for Plant Biotechnology and Germplasm Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Ping Liu,

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Wenchao Huang,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Engineering Research Center for Plant Biotechnology and Germplasm Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Wei Zhou,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Engineering Research Center for Plant Biotechnology and Germplasm Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Guoxin Yao,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Engineering Research Center for Plant Biotechnology and Germplasm Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Jun Hu,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Engineering Research Center for Plant Biotechnology and Germplasm Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Renshan Zhu,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Engineering Research Center for Plant Biotechnology and Germplasm Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Baorong Lu,

Affiliation Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Yingguo Zhu

* E-mail: zhuyg@public.wh.hb.cn

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Engineering Research Center for Plant Biotechnology and Germplasm Utilization, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Balance between a Higher Degree of Heterosis and Increased Reproductive Isolation: A Strategic Design for Breeding Inter-Subspecific Hybrid Rice

Zhiwu Dan,
Ping Liu,
Wenchao Huang,
Wei Zhou,
Guoxin Yao,
Jun Hu,
Renshan Zhu,
Baorong Lu,
Yingguo Zhu

Published: March 25, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093122

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