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A missense mutation in the VHYNP motif of a DELLA protein causes a semi-dwarf mutant phenotype in Brassica napus.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jul 2010
Liu Chao, Wang Jilin, Huang Tiandai, Wang Fang, Yuan Fang, Cheng Xiaomao, Zhang Yan, Shi Shuwen, Wu Jiangsheng, Liu Kede
Abstract excerpt
Although dwarf genes have been widely used to improve lodging resistance and enhance harvest index in cereal crops, lodging is still a serious problem in rapeseed (Brassica napus) production. A semi-dwarf B. napus mutant, ds-1, was identified through EMS mutagenesis of a microspore-cultured DH line. The mutant had a significant reduction in height due to a lower first branch position and shorter internodes when...
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