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The determinants of grain texture in cereals.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2009
Nadolska-Orczyk A, Gasparis S, Orczyk W
Abstract excerpt
Kernel hardness is an important agronomic trait that influences end-product properties. In wheat cultivars, this trait is determined by the Puroindoline a (Pina) and Puroindoline b (Pinb) genes, located in the Hardness locus (Ha) on chromosome 5DS of the D genome. Wild type alleles code puroindoline a (PINA) and puroindoline b (PINB) proteins, which form a 15-kDa friabilin present on the surface of water-washed...
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