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Effect of waxy (Low Amylose) on Fungal Infection of Sorghum Grain.
Phytopathology - 1 Jun 2015
Funnell-Harris Deanna L, Sattler Scott E, O'Neill Patrick M, Eskridge Kent M, Pedersen Jeffrey F
Abstract excerpt
Loss of function mutations in waxy, encoding granule bound starch synthase (GBSS) that synthesizes amylose, results in starch granules containing mostly amylopectin. Low amylose grain with altered starch properties has increased usability for feed, food, and grain-based ethanol. In sorghum, two classes of waxy (wx) alleles had been characterized for absence or presence of GBSS: wx(a) (GBSS(-)) and wx(b) (GBSS(+),...
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