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Induced variations in brassinosteroid genes define barley height and sturdiness, and expand the green revolution genetic toolkit.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2014
Dockter Christoph, Gruszka Damian, Braumann Ilka, Druka Arnis, Druka Ilze, Franckowiak Jerome, Gough Simon P, Janeczko Anna, Kurowska Marzena, Lundqvist Joakim, Lundqvist Udda, Marzec Marek, Matyszczak Izabela, Müller André H, Oklestkova Jana, Schulz Burkhard, Zakhrabekova Shakhira, Hansson Mats
Abstract excerpt
Reduced plant height and culm robustness are quantitative characteristics important for assuring cereal crop yield and quality under adverse weather conditions. A very limited number of short-culm mutant alleles were introduced into commercial crop cultivars during the Green Revolution. We identified phenotypic traits, including sturdy culm, specific for deficiencies in brassinosteroid biosynthesis and signaling...
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