A short stature allele enhances tolerance to zinc deficiency and translocation of zinc in barley.

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Background: Zinc (Zn) content is of great importance in healthy human diet, crop productivity and stress tolerance in soils with zinc deficiency. The genes used to increase yield per unit area such as semi-dwarf 1 (sdw1) is commonly considered to reduce mineral content of grain. Methods: In the present study, influence of sdw1.d, a widely used allele for short plant height in barley breeding, on zinc accumulation...

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