Identification of a null allele at the Wx-A1 locus in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum Desf.)

Plant Breeding

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 718-720

  Vanzetti, L ^a   Pfluger L ^a   Bainotti, C ^b   Jensen, C ^c   Helguera, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Programa Mejoramiento de trigo EEA Marcos Juárez   (Argentina)

^c Chacra Experimental Integrada Barrow   (Argentina)

Author keywords

PCR RFLP marker; Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum; Wx A1, Wx A1h

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 78649531279     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2009.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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