Fig. 7

Relative expression profile of candidate genes and seed germination assay. a The seed dormancy phenotypes of 23xS-261 (resistant) and 23xS-262 (susceptible) seeds at 45 after heading (DAH). The phenotypes before and after germination assay, are presented. Scale bar, 10 mm, b Seed germination rates of 23xS-261 and 23xS-262 at 45 DAH. The significance was determined using the Student’s t-test, P < 0.05, c-d eFP rice atlas expression profile of selected candidate genes in different tissues of rice, e qRT-PCR analysis for selected candidate genes in rice embryo after 12 h of imbibition. Values are the means of three technical replicates ± standard error