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Mechanism of pod shattering in the forage legume Medicago ruthenica.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 15 Aug 2022
Guo Mao W, Zhu Lin, Li Hong Y, Liu Wan P, Wu Zi N, Wang Cheng H, Liu Lei, Li Zhi Y, Li Jun
Abstract excerpt
Pod shattering is a seed dispersal strategy and an important agronomical trait in domesticated crops. The relationship between pod shattering and pod morphology in the genus Medicago is well known; however, the detailed mechanism underlying pod dehiscence in Medicago ruthenica, a perennial legume used for forage production, is unknown. Here, the pod ventral sutures of shatter-resistant and shatter-susceptible M....
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