Genome-wide association study in historical and contemporary U.S. winter wheats identifies height-reducing loci
Plant height has been a major target for selection of high-yielding varieties in wheat. Two height-reducing loci (Rht-B1 and Rht-D1) have been widely used since the Green Revolution. However, these genes also negatively affect other agronomic traits such as kernel weight. Identifying alternative hei...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2020-04-01
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Series: | Crop Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514119301266 |