Allelic Variation at the Rht8 Locus in a 19th Century Wheat Collection

Wheat breeding during the 20th century has put large efforts into reducing straw length and increasing harvest index. In the 1920s an allele of Rht8 with dwarfing effects, found in the Japanese cultivar “Akakomugi,” was bred into European cultivars and subsequently spread over the world. Rht8 has no...

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Main Authors: Linnéa Asplund, Matti W. Leino, Jenny Hagenblad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/385610
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