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High-density genotyping of the A.E. Watkins Collection of hexaploid landraces identifies a large molecular diversity compared to elite bread wheat.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Jan 2018
Winfield Mark O, Allen Alexandra M, Wilkinson Paul A, Burridge Amanda J, Barker Gary L A, Coghill Jane, Waterfall Christy, Wingen Luzie U, Griffiths Simon, Edwards Keith J
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The importance of wheat as a food crop makes it a major target for agricultural improvements. As one of the most widely grown cereal grains, together with maize and rice, wheat is the leading provider of calories in the global diet, constituting 29% of global cereal production in 2015. In the last few decades, however, yields have plateaued, suggesting that the green revolution, at least for wheat, might have run...
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