A new QTL for plant height in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) showing no negative effects on grain yield.

INTRODUCTION: Reducing plant height has played an important role in improving crop yields. The success of a breeding program relies on the source of dwarfing genes. For a dwarfing or semi-dwarfing gene to be successfully used in a breeding program, the gene should have minimal negative effects on yi...

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Main Authors: Junmei Wang, Jianming Yang, Qiaojun Jia, Jinghuan Zhu, Yi Shang, Wei Hua, Meixue Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938599?pdf=render