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A Genome-Wide Association Study for Culm Cellulose Content in Barley Reveals Candidate Genes Co-Expressed with Members of the CELLULOSE SYNTHASE A Gene Family.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Houston Kelly, Burton Rachel A, Sznajder Beata, Rafalski Antoni J, Dhugga Kanwarpal S, Mather Diane E, Taylor Jillian, Steffenson Brian J, Waugh Robbie, Fincher Geoffrey B
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Cellulose is a fundamentally important component of cell walls of higher plants. It provides a scaffold that allows the development and growth of the plant to occur in an ordered fashion. Cellulose also provides mechanical strength, which is crucial for both normal development and to enable the plant to withstand both abiotic and biotic stresses. We quantified the cellulose concentration in the culm of 288...
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