A Novel Retrotransposon Inserted in the Dominant Vrn-B1 Allele Confers Spring Growth Habit in Tetraploid Wheat (Triticum turgidum L.)

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 637-645

  Chu, C G ^a,b   Tan, C T ^b   Yu, G T ^c   Zhong, S ^a   Xu, S S ^d   Yan, L ^b  

^a Heartland Plant Innovations Inc   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Retrotransposon; Tetraploid; Triticum; Turgidum; Vernalization; Vrn B1; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864456564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.111.001131     Document Type: Article

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