Grain color development and the inheritance of high anthocyanin blue aleurone and purple pericarp in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-120

  Knievel, D C ^a   Abdel Aal, E S M ^b   Rabalski, I ^b   Nakamura, T ^c   Hucl, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Blue; Pigmented; Purple; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 67649227060     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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