Allele-informed QTL-seq identifies Hd18 as a minor modifier of heading date in elite rice cultivars
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Fine-tuning heading date is critical for optimizing yield, grain quality, and local adaptation in rice (Oryza sativa L.). QTL-seq (where QTL is quantitative trait locus), which integrates bulked segregant analysis with whole-genome resequencing, provides a rap... ...