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GWAS reveals genetic interplay between root architecture and nitrogen uptake in Aegilops tauschii.
BMC plant biology - 3 Feb 2026
Sandhu Nitika, Chaudhuri Sagarika, Sethi Mehak, Yadav Inderjit, Kumar Aman, Gupta Muskan, Augustine Gaurav, Sharma Achla, Kaur Satinder, Arora Sanu, Wulff Brande B H, Chhuneja Parveen
Abstract excerpt
Wheat productivity and sustainability are constrained by low nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), while the genetic basis of NUE-related root traits in its wild progenitor Aegilops tauschii remains poorly explored. We hypothesized that natural allelic variation in Ae. tauschii can reveal loci controlling root architecture and nitrogen acquisition for wheat improvement. A panel of 123 sequence-characterized accessions...
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