Inheritance and Genetic Mapping of the Reduced Height (Rht18) Gene in Wheat
Short-statured plants revolutionized agriculture during the 1960s due to their ability to resist lodging, increased their response to fertilizers, and improved partitioning of assimilates which led to yield gains. Of more than 21 reduced-height (Rht) genes reported in wheat, only three—Rht...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-07-01
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Series: | Plants |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/7/3/58 |