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Genetic and physiological analysis of Rht8 in bread wheat: an alternative source of semi-dwarfism with a reduced sensitivity to brassinosteroids.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jul 2012
Gasperini Debora, Greenland Andy, Hedden Peter, Dreos René, Harwood Wendy, Griffiths Simon
Abstract excerpt
Over the next decade, wheat grain production must increase to meet the demand of a fast growing human population. One strategy to meet this challenge is to raise wheat productivity by optimizing plant stature. The Reduced height 8 (Rht8) semi-dwarfing gene is one of the few, together with the Green Revolution genes, to reduce stature of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), and improve lodging resistance, without...
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