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Split-gene system for hybrid wheat seed production.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 Jun 2014
Kempe Katja, Rubtsova Myroslava, Gils Mario
Abstract excerpt
Hybrid wheat plants are superior in yield and growth characteristics compared with their homozygous parents. The commercial production of wheat hybrids is difficult because of the inbreeding nature of wheat and the lack of a practical fertility control that enforces outcrossing. We describe a hybrid wheat system that relies on the expression of a phytotoxic barnase and provides for male sterility. The barnase...
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