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Exploiting the Rht portfolio for hybrid wheat breeding.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jul 2018
Würschum Tobias, Liu Guozheng, Boeven Philipp H G, Longin C Friedrich H, Mirdita Vilson, Kazman Ebrahim, Zhao Yusheng, Reif Jochen C
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: The portfolio of available Reduced height loci (Rht-B1, Rht-D1, and Rht24) can be exploited for hybrid wheat breeding to achieve the desired heights in the female and male parents, as well as in the hybrids, without adverse effects on other traits relevant for hybrid seed production. Plant height is an important trait in wheat line breeding, but is of even greater importance in hybrid wheat breeding....
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