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Fine-mapping and identification of a candidate gene underlying the d2 dwarfing phenotype in pearl millet, Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 1 Mar 2013
Parvathaneni Rajiv K, Jakkula Vinod, Padi Francis K, Faure Sebastien, Nagarajappa Nethra, Pontaroli Ana C, Wu Xiaomei, Bennetzen Jeffrey L, Devos Katrien M
Abstract excerpt
Pearl millet is one of the most important subsistence crops grown in India and sub-Saharan Africa. In many cereal crops, reduced height is a key trait for enhancing yield, and dwarf mutants have been extensively used in breeding to reduce yield loss due to lodging under intense management. In pearl millet, the recessive d2 dwarfing gene has been deployed widely in commercial germplasm grown in India, the United...
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