Engineering the lodging resistance mechanism of post-Green Revolution rice to meet future demands

• Published in: Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B Vol. 93; no. 4; pp. 220 - 233
• Main Authors: HIRANO, Ko, ORDONIO, Reynante Lacsamana, MATSUOKA, Makoto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japan Academy 2017
• Subjects: Animals; Breeding - methods; Crop science; culm; Cultivars; Genetic Engineering - methods; gibberellin; Gibberellins - metabolism; Humans; lodging resistance; Oryza - genetics; Oryza - growth & development; Oryza - metabolism; Phenotype; Plant resistance; pyramiding; quantitative trait loci; Quantitative Trait Loci - genetics; Review; Rice; Selective breeding

Traditional breeding for high-yielding rice has been dependent on the widespread cultivation of gibberellin (GA)-deficient semi-dwarf varieties. Dwarfism lowers the “center of gravity” of the plant body, which increases resistance against lodging and enables plants to support high grain yield. Altho...