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Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Apr 2015
Atkinson Jonathan A, Wingen Luzie U, Griffiths Marcus, Pound Michael P, Gaju Oorbessy, Foulkes M John, Le Gouis Jacques, Griffiths Simon, Bennett Malcolm J, King Julie, Wells Darren M
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Seedling root traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) have been shown to be important for efficient establishment and linked to mature plant traits such as height and yield. A root phenotyping pipeline, consisting of a germination paper-based screen combined with image segmentation and analysis software, was developed and used to characterize seedling traits in 94 doubled haploid progeny derived from a cross...
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