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Induced mutations in circadian clock regulator Mat-a facilitated short-season adaptation and range extension in cultivated barley.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Mar 2012
Zakhrabekova Shakhira, Gough Simon P, Braumann Ilka, Müller André H, Lundqvist Joakim, Ahmann Katharina, Dockter Christoph, Matyszczak Izabela, Kurowska Marzena, Druka Arnis, Waugh Robbie, Graner Andreas, Stein Nils, Steuernagel Burkhard, Lundqvist Udda, Hansson Mats
Abstract excerpt
Time to flowering has an important impact on yield and has been a key trait in the domestication of crop plants and the spread of agriculture. In 1961, the cultivar Mari (mat-a.8) was the very first induced early barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) mutant to be released into commercial production. Mari extended the range of two-row spring barley cultivation as a result of its photoperiod insensitivity. Since its release,...
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