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Semi-dwarfing Rht-B1 and Rht-D1 loci of wheat differ significantly in their influence on resistance to Fusarium head blight.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Feb 2009
Srinivasachary, Gosman N, Steed A, Hollins T W, Bayles R, Jennings P, Nicholson P
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Fusarium head blight (FHB) is an important disease of wheat worldwide. Soissons is one of the most resistant varieties grown in UK. The current study was undertaken to identify QTL for FHB resistance in Soissons and to determine whether the semi-dwarfing alleles Rht-B1b and Rht-D1b have a similar...
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