Identification of a novel, dominant dwarfing gene (Ddw4) and its effect on morphological traits of rye.

Shortening rye stems to improve lodging resistance is among the major tasks awaiting breeders of this cereal. The most straightforward way to achieve this goal is the implementation of a dominant dwarfing gene into high yielding cultivars. The choice of dominant dwarfing genes in rye is limited to D...

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Main Authors: Zuzanna Kantarek, Piotr Masojć, Anna Bienias, Paweł Milczarski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6005562?pdf=render