Inheritance and identification of molecular markers associated with a novel dwarfing gene in barley

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dwarfing genes have widely been used in barley breeding program. More than 30 types of dwarfs or semidwarfs have been reported, but a few has been exploited in barley breeding because pleiotropic effects of dwarfing genes cause some...

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Main Authors: Sun Genlou, Guan Weiwei, Sun Dongfa, Ren Xifeng, Li Chengdao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/89