Genetic analysis of the dwarfing gene Rht8 in wheat. Part II. The distribution and adaptive significance of allelic variants at the Rht8 locus of wheat as revealed by microsatellite screening

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1110-1120

  Worland, A J ^a   Korzun, V ^b   Roder M S ^b   Ganal, M W ^b   Law, C N ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Dwarfing gene (Rht8); Microsatellite; Molecular markers; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DISTRIBUTION; DWARFING GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIBBERELLIC ACID; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT VARIETY; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEAT;

EID: 0031871040     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050846     Document Type: Article

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