Discovery of mitochondrial chimeric-gene associated with cytoplasmic male sterility of HL-rice.

Focuses on the discovery of mitochondrial chimeric-gene associated with cytoplasmic male sterility of HL-rice. Construction of the mitochondrial genome libraries of HL-type sterile line and maintainer line; Use of the mitochondrial gene atp6 to screen libraries; Presence of two copies of atp6 gene in sterile line and one in maintainer line.