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Molecular characterization of Rht-1 dwarfing genes in hexaploid wheat.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2011
Pearce Stephen, Saville Robert, Vaughan Simon P, Chandler Peter M, Wilhelm Edward P, Sparks Caroline A, Al-Kaff Nadia, Korolev Andrey, Boulton Margaret I, Phillips Andrew L, Hedden Peter, Nicholson Paul, Thomas Stephen G
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The introduction of the Reduced height (Rht)-B1b and Rht-D1b semidwarfing genes led to impressive increases in wheat (Triticum aestivum) yields during the Green Revolution. The reduction in stem elongation in varieties containing these alleles is caused by a limited response to the phytohormone gibberellin (GA), resulting in improved resistance to stem lodging and yield benefits through an increase in grain...
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