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Molecular basis of the waxy endosperm starch phenotype in broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.).
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2010
Hunt Harriet V, Denyer Kay, Packman Len C, Jones Martin K, Howe Christopher J
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Waxy varieties of the tetraploid cereal broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) have endosperm starch granules lacking detectable amylose. This study investigated the basis of this phenotype using molecular and biochemical methods. Iodine staining of starch granules in 72 plants from 38 landrace...
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