Towards the identification of a gene for prostrate tillers in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

Tiller angle, an important agronomic trait, contributes to crop production and plays a vital role in breeding for plant architecture. A barley line V-V-HD, which has prostrate tillers during vegetative growth and erect tillers after booting, is considered the ideal type for repressing weed growth an...

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Main Authors: Yi Zhou, Gaofeng Zhou, Sue Broughton, Sharon Westcott, Xiaoqi Zhang, Yanhao Xu, Le Xu, Chengdao Li, Wenying Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5805268?pdf=render