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A new allele of acid soil tolerance gene from a malting barley variety.
BMC genetics - 29 Jul 2015
Bian Miao, Jin Xiaoli, Broughton Sue, Zhang Xiao-Qi, Zhou Gaofeng, Zhou Meixue, Zhang Guoping, Sun Dongfa, Li Chengdao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acid soil is a serious limitation to crop production all over the world. Toxic aluminium (Al) cations in acid soil inhibit root growth and reduce yield. Although a gene tolerant to acid soil has been identified, it has not been used in malting barley breeding, which is partly due to the acid soil tolerance gene being linked to unfavorable malting quality traits. RESULTS: A Brazilian malting barley...
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