Application of Brachypodium to the genetic improvement of wheat roots

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3467-3474

  Chochois, Vincent ^a   Vogel, John P ^b   Watt, Michelle ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Breeding; Drought; Molecular markers; Nutrients; Rhizosphere; Soil; Water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BRACHYPODIUM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; SEEDLING; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; BRACHYPODIUM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDLING; TRITICUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM DISTACHYON; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861861974     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers044     Document Type: Review

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