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The inheritance of wheat grain longevity: a comparison between induced and natural ageing.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Nov 2016
Agacka-Mołdoch Monika, Arif Mian Abdur Rehman, Lohwasser Ulrike, Doroszewska Teresa, Qualset Calvin O, Börner Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Seed longevity is an important trait for both ex situ genebanks and the seed industry. It is partially determined by genetic factors, but is also dependent on the environmental conditions experienced by the mother plant during seed maturation, as well as those imposed during the post-harvest and storage periods. For practical reasons, the variation in longevity has repeatedly been analysed by treating fresh seed...
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