Effects of the Gpc-B1 locus on high grain protein content introgressed into Argentinean wheat germplasm

Plant Breeding

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-52

  Tabbita, Facundo ^a,b   Lewis, Silvina ^a   Vouilloz, Juan P ^c   Ortega, María A ^a   Kade, Mariana ^a   Abbate, Pablo E ^c   Barneix, Atilio J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Gpc B1; Grain protein content; Nitrogen; Protein yield; Quality; Triticum turgidum var. dicoccoides; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM;

EID: 84872654223     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12011     Document Type: Article

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