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Overexpression of the maize Teosinte Branched1 gene in wheat suppresses tiller development.
Plant cell reports - 1 Jul 2008
Lewis Janet M, Mackintosh Caroline A, Shin Sanghyun, Gilding Edward, Kravchenko Sasha, Baldridge Gerald, Zeyen Richard, Muehlbauer Gary J
Abstract excerpt
The number of viable shoots influences the overall architecture and productivity of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The development of lateral branches, or tillers, largely determines the resultant canopy. Tillers develop from the outgrowth of axillary buds, which form in leaf axils at the crown of the plant. Tiller number can be reduced if axillary buds are not formed or if the outgrowth of these buds is...
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