Gene dosage effect of the wheat Wx alleles and their interaction on amylose synthesis in the endosperm

Euphytica

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-310

  Wickramasinghe, H A M ^a   Miura, H ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amylose content; Granule bound starch synthase; Wheat; Wx gene

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0042239501     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025098707390     Document Type: Article

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