Lycopene-ε-cyclase (e-LCY3A) is functionally associated with quantitative trait loci for flour b* colour on chromosome 3A in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 737-741

  Crawford, Allison C ^a,b   Francki, Michael G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flour b* colour; Lutein; Lycopene cyclase; Lycopene cyclase; Phytoene synthase; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE ENCODING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SIGNAL ENCODING;

CYCLASES; FLOUR B* COLOR; LUTEIN; LYCOPENE-Β-CYCLASE; LYCOPENE-Ε-CYCLASE; LYCOPENES; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; WHEAT;

COLOR;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84874569694     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-012-9812-x     Document Type: Article

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