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Haplotype variation of Green Revolution gene Rht-D1 during wheat domestication and improvement.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Aug 2014
Zhang Chihong, Gao Lifeng, Sun Jiaqiang, Jia Jizeng, Ren Zhenglong
Abstract excerpt
Green Revolution made a substantial contribution to wheat yields worldwide in the 1960s and 1970s. It is of great importance to analyze the haplotype variation of Rht-D1, the Green Revolution gene, during wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) domestication and breeding to understand its evolution and function in wheat breeding history. In this study, the Rht-D1 and its flanking regions were sequenced and single nucleotide...
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