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Longer epidermal cells underlie a quantitative source of variation in wheat flag leaf size.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2023
Zanella Camila M, Rotondo Marilena, McCormick-Barnes Charlie, Mellers Greg, Corsi Beatrice, Berry Simon, Ciccone Giulia, Day Rob, Faralli Michele, Galle Alexander, Gardner Keith A, Jacobs John, Ober Eric S, Sánchez Del Rio Ana, Van Rie Jeroen, Lawson Tracy, Cockram James
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The wheat flag leaf is the main contributor of photosynthetic assimilates to developing grains. Understanding how canopy architecture strategies affect source strength and yield will aid improved crop design. We used an eight-founder population to investigate the genetic architecture of flag leaf area, length, width and angle in European wheat. For the strongest genetic locus identified, we subsequently created a...
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