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Domestication quantitative trait loci in Triticum dicoccoides, the progenitor of wheat.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Mar 2003
Peng Junhua, Ronin Yefim, Fahima Tzion, Röder Marion S, Li Youchun, Nevo Eviatar, Korol Abraham
Abstract excerpt
Wild emmer wheat, Triticum dicoccoides, is the progenitor of modern tetraploid and hexaploid cultivated wheats. Our objective was to map domestication-related quantitative trait loci (QTL) in T. dicoccoides. The studied traits include brittle rachis, heading date, plant height, grain size, yield, and yield components. Our mapping population was derived from a cross between T. dicoccoides and Triticum durum....
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