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An eceriferum locus, cer-zv, is associated with a defect in cutin responsible for water retention in barley (Hordeum vulgare) leaves.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Mar 2013
Li Chao, Wang Aidong, Ma Xiaoying, Pourkheirandish Mohammad, Sakuma Shun, Wang Ning, Ning Shunzong, Nevo Eviatar, Nawrath Christiane, Komatsuda Takao, Chen Guoxiong
Abstract excerpt
Drought limits plant growth and threatens crop productivity. A barley (Hordeum vulgare) ethylene imine-induced monogenic recessive mutant cer-zv, which is sensitive to drought, was characterized and genetically mapped in the present study. Detached leaves of cer-zv lost 34.2 % of their initial weight after 1 h of dehydration. The transpiration was much higher in cer-zv leaves than in wild-type leaves under both...
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