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Genetic variability of spelt factor gene in Triticum and Aegilops species.
BMC plant biology - 14 Oct 2020
Vavilova Valeriya, Konopatskaia Irina, Blinov Alexandr, Kondratenko Elena Ya, Kruchinina Yuliya V, Goncharov Nikolay P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Threshability, rachis fragility and spike shape are critical traits for the domestication and evolution of wheat, determining the crop yield and efficiency of the harvest. Spelt factor gene Q controls a wide range of domestication-related traits in polyploid wheats, including those mentioned above. The main goal of the present study was to characterise the Q gene for uninvestigated accessions of...
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