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Genetics of Na+ exclusion and salinity tolerance in Afghani durum wheat landraces.
BMC plant biology - 21 Nov 2017
Shamaya Nawar Jalal, Shavrukov Yuri, Langridge Peter, Roy Stuart John, Tester Mark
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BACKGROUND: Selecting for low concentration of Na+ in the shoot provides one approach for tackling salinity stress that adversely affects crop production. Novel alleles for Na+ exclusion can be identified and then introduced into elite crop cultivars. RESULTS: We have identified loci associated with lower Na+ concentration in leaves of durum wheat landraces originating from Afghanistan. Seedlings of two F2...
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