Rice inter-subspecies hybridization can improve nitrogen use efficiency

This article comments on: Sun Y, Wu Y, Wang YZ, Wang S, Wang X, Li G, Zhang X, Liang Z, Li J, Gong L, Wendel JF, Wang D, Liu B. 2021. Homoploid F1 hybrids and segmental allotetraploids of japonica and indica rice subspecies show similar and enhanced tolerance to nitrogen deficiency than parental lines. Journal of Experimental Botany 72,...