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Development of high amylose wheat through TILLING.
BMC plant biology - 14 May 2012
Slade Ann J, McGuire Cate, Loeffler Dayna, Mullenberg Jessica, Skinner Wayne, Fazio Gia, Holm Aaron, Brandt Kali M, Steine Michael N, Goodstal John F, Knauf Vic C
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BACKGROUND: Wheat (Triticum spp.) is an important source of food worldwide and the focus of considerable efforts to identify new combinations of genetic diversity for crop improvement. In particular, wheat starch composition is a major target for changes that could benefit human health. Starches with increased levels of amylose are of interest because of the correlation between higher amylose content and elevated...
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