Characterization and fine mapping of NGP4c(t), a novel gene controlling the number of grains per panicle in rice.

The article presents a research related to identification of a mutant for number of grains per panicle (NGP) in rice yield. Topics discussed include a decreased NGP trait with decreased panicle length and plant height identified for ngp4c mutant of wild-type parent, use of map-based cloning strategy for isolating the NGP4c(t) gene, and prediction of putative open reading frames (ORFs) between the fine-mapped regions.