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TEOSINTE BRANCHED1 Regulates Inflorescence Architecture and Development in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum).
The Plant cell - 1 Mar 2018
Dixon Laura E, Greenwood Julian R, Bencivenga Stefano, Zhang Peng, Cockram James, Mellers Gregory, Ramm Kerrie, Cavanagh Colin, Swain Steve M, Boden Scott A
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The flowers of major cereals are arranged on reproductive branches known as spikelets, which group together to form an inflorescence. Diversity for inflorescence architecture has been exploited during domestication to increase crop yields, and genetic variation for this trait has potential to further boost grain production. Multiple genes that regulate inflorescence architecture have been identified by studying...
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