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Major locus and other novel additive and epistatic loci involved in modulation of isoflavone concentration in soybean seeds.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Dec 2011
Gutierrez-Gonzalez Juan J, Vuong Tri D, Zhong Rui, Yu Oliver, Lee Jeong-Dong, Shannon Grover, Ellersieck Mark, Nguyen Henry T, Sleper David A
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Seeds of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] accumulate more isoflavones than any tissue of any plant species. In other plant parts, isoflavones are usually released to counteract the effects of various biotic and abiotic stresses. Because of the benefits to the plant and positive implications that consumption may have on human health, increasing isoflavones is a goal of many soybean breeding programs. However,...
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