Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Toshiya Yamamoto

Kenji Oeda

Yuki Nakajima

Akira Nishikawa

Hideo Hirohara

Seiichi Tuji

Hirochika Sakano

There is provided a cytoplasmic male sterility DNA factor, a method of discrimination which enables confirmation of the cytoplasmic male sterility in a short time.

Cytoplasmic male sterility DNA factor and utilization thereof

Disclosed herein is a process for breeding a glabrous variety of rice crop, this process comprising the steps of culturing tissues from a target rice plant, culturing the calli formed to a regeneration medium, growing the regenerates and selecting glabrous plants therefrom them, a new and distinct variety of a glabrous variety of a rice plant obtained by this process, and a process for the production of a glabrous plant which comprises further reproducing the plants. This glabrous variety is useful for rice cultivation.

Process for breeding a glabrous variety of rice crop and a glabrous plant

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Ibaraki, Japan

Toshiya Yamamoto