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Genetic Loci Underlying Awn Morphology in Barley.
Genes - 14 Oct 2021
Huang Biguang, Wu Weiren, Hong Zonglie
Abstract excerpt
Barley awns are highly active in photosynthesis and account for 30-50% of grain weight in barley. They are diverse in length, ranging from long to awnless, and in shape from straight to hooded or crooked. Their diversity and importance have intrigued geneticists for several decades. A large collection of awnness mutants are available-over a dozen of them have been mapped on chromosomes and a few recently cloned....
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