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Developmental genes have pleiotropic effects on plant morphology and source capacity, eventually impacting on seed protein content and productivity in pea.
Plant physiology - 1 Jun 2007
Burstin Judith, Marget Pascal, Huart Myriam, Moessner Annie, Mangin Brigitte, Duchene Christiane, Desprez Bruno, Munier-Jolain Nathalie, Duc Gérard
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Increasing pea (Pisum sativum) seed nutritional value and particularly seed protein content, while maintaining yield, is an important challenge for further development of this crop. Seed protein content and yield are complex and unstable traits, integrating all the processes occurring during the plant life cycle. During filling, seeds are the main sink to which assimilates are preferentially allocated at the...
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