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Varietal and chromosome 2H locus-specific frost tolerance in reproductive tissues of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) detected using a frost simulation chamber.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Aug 2009
Chen Andrew, Gusta Lawrence V, Brûlé-Babel Anita, Leach Richard, Baumann Ute, Fincher Geoffrey B, Collins Nicholas C
Abstract excerpt
Exposure of flowering cereal crops to frost can cause sterility and grain damage, resulting in significant losses. However, efforts to breed for improved low temperature tolerance in reproductive tissues (LTR tolerance) has been hampered by the variable nature of natural frost events and the confounding effects of heading time on frost-induced damage in these tissues. Here, we establish conditions for detection...
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