Rapid analysis of seed size in <it>Arabidopsis</it> for mutant and QTL discovery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Arabidopsis thaliana </it>is a useful model organism for deciphering the genetic determinants of seed size; however the small size of its seeds makes measurements difficult. Bulk seed weights are often used as an indi...

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Main Authors: Baldwin Samantha, Day Robert C, Herridge Rowan P, Macknight Richard C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Plant Methods
Online Access:http://www.plantmethods.com/content/7/1/3