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Genetic and linkage analysis of cleistogamy in soybean.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Takahashi R, Kurosaki H, Yumoto S, Han O K, Abe J
Abstract excerpt
Early maturing cultivars of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] native to the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk (Sakhalin and Kuril Islands) and eastern Hokkaido (northern Japan) have been used in breeding for chilling tolerance. These cultivars have a strong tendency to produce cleistogamous flowers throughout their blooming period. This study was conducted to determine the genetic basis of cleistogamy in an early...
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