Deciphering the genetic mechanism of perenniality in rice potentiates sustainable agricultural production
Zheng Li, Ruichen Ma, Ole Pedersen · 2026
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Zheng Li and co-workers weigh in 2026 the gene roots of life span form in rice, to aid a shift back to long lived crops. Wild rice lives years, while farm rice dies in one term by old breed choice for seed yield. Year crops cost soil and feed, so long life draws fresh eyes.
Most past proof comes from a kin weed fam, where age and cold cues gate bloom through a small RNA that fades with age. Rice needs its own gene map of the trait, they hold. Such a map could breed rice that yields year on year with less soil loss.
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| CREATOR | Zheng Li, Ruichen Ma, Ole Pedersen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9781 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |