Rice SIET4 knockout mutants die in the presence of Si (IMAGE)

Okayama University

Rice SIET4 knockout mutants die in the presence of Si

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Researchers from Okayama University, Japan, reveal that deleting SIET4 in rice damages tissue in the shoot and root and induces plant death when these plants are grown in the presence of Si.

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Dr. Jian Feng Ma from Okayama University, Japan

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