Sequence Diversity and Identification of Novel Puroindoline and Grain Softness Protein Alleles in Elymus, Agropyron and Related Species

The puroindoline proteins, PINA and PINB, which are encoded by the Pina and Pinb genes located at the Ha locus on chromosome 5D of bread wheat, are considered to be the most important determinants of grain hardness. However, the recent identification of Pinb-2 genes on group 7 chromosomes has stress...

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Main Authors: Mark D. Wilkinson, Robert King, Roberta Grimaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/10/4/114