Development and characterization of an EMS-mutagenized wheat population and identification of salt-tolerant wheat lines

Abstract Background Triticum aestivum (wheat) is one of the world’s oldest crops and has been used for >8000 years as a food crop in North Africa, West Asia and Europe. Today, wheat is one of the most important sources of grain for humans, and is cultivated on greater areas of land than any other...

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Main Authors: Johanna Lethin, Shahriar S. M. Shakil, Sameer Hassan, Nick Sirijovski, Mats Töpel, Olof Olsson, Henrik Aronsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
EMS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-2137-8