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The genetics and physiology of seed dormancy, a crucial trait in common bean domestication.
BMC plant biology - 22 Jan 2021
Soltani Ali, Walter Katelynn A, Wiersma Andrew T, Santiago James P, Quiqley Michelle, Chitwood Daniel, Porch Timothy G, Miklas Phillip, McClean Phillip E, Osorno Juan M, Lowry David B
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BACKGROUND: Physical seed dormancy is an important trait in legume domestication. Although seed dormancy is beneficial in wild ecosystems, it is generally considered to be an undesirable trait in crops due to reduction in yield and / or quality. The physiological mechanism and underlying genetic factor(s) of seed dormancy is largely unknown in several legume species. Here we employed an integrative approach to...
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