Genetic variability of spelt factor gene in Triticum and Aegilops species

Abstract Background Threshability, rachis fragility and spike shape are critical traits for the domestication and evolution of wheat, determining the crop yield and efficiency of the harvest. Spelt factor gene Q controls a wide range of domestication-related traits in polyploid wheats, including tho...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valeriya Vavilova, Irina Konopatskaia, Alexandr Blinov, Elena Ya. Kondratenko, Yuliya V. Kruchinina, Nikolay P. Goncharov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-020-02536-8