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Expression of the 1Ax1 transgene in an elite Chinese wheat variety and its effect on functional properties.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 15 Jan 2010
Wang Yuesheng, Li Yin, Zhang Li, Gao Xuan, Miao Yingjie, Wang Cheng, Yang Guangxiao, Shewry Peter R, He Guangyuan
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BACKGROUND: The transfer of transgenes from 'model' wheat genotypes into elite wheat cultivars using conventional plant breeding is an alternative strategy for improving the dough quality of wheat. Thus a cross was made between a popular Chinese elite wheat cultivar of the Yangzi River down-central area that expresses high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS): 1Bx7 + 1By8 plus 1Dx2 + 1Dy12, and a model...
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