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Development of non-transgenic glyphosate tolerant wheat by TILLING.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Moehs Charles P, Austill William J, Facciotti Daniel, Holm Aaron, Loeffler Dayna, Lu Zhongjin, Mullenberg Jessica C, Slade Ann J, Steine Michael N, van Boxtel Jos, McGuire Cate
Abstract excerpt
Glyphosate (N-phosphonomethyl-glycine) is the world's most widely used broad spectrum, post-emergence herbicide. It inhibits the chloroplast-targeted enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS; EC 2.5.1.19), a component of the plant and microorganism-specific shikimate pathway and a key catalyst in the production of aromatic amino acids. Variants of EPSPS that are not inhibited by glyphosate due to...
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