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Towards the identification of a gene for prostrate tillers in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Zhou Yi, Zhou Gaofeng, Broughton Sue, Westcott Sharon, Zhang Xiaoqi, Xu Yanhao, Xu Le, Li Chengdao, Zhang Wenying
Abstract excerpt
Tiller angle, an important agronomic trait, contributes to crop production and plays a vital role in breeding for plant architecture. A barley line V-V-HD, which has prostrate tillers during vegetative growth and erect tillers after booting, is considered the ideal type for repressing weed growth and increasing leaf area during early growth. Genetic analysis identified that the prostrate trait in V-V-HD is...
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