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Genetic basis of barley caryopsis dormancy and seedling desiccation tolerance at the germination stage.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Feb 2005
Zhang F, Chen G, Huang Q, Orion O, Krugman T, Fahima T, Korol A B, Nevo E, Gutterman Y
Abstract excerpt
The genomic regions controlling caryopsis dormancy and seedling desiccation tolerance were identified using 152 F4 lines derived from a cross between Mona, a Swedish cultivar, and an Israeli xeric wild barley Hordeum spontaneum genotype collected at Wadi Qilt, Israel. Dormancy, the inability of a viable seed to germinate, and desiccation tolerance, the ability of the desiccated seedlings to revive after...
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