EcoTILLING Reveals Natural Allelic Variations in Starch Synthesis Key Gene <i>TaSSIV</i> and Its Haplotypes Associated with Higher Thousand Grain Weight

Wheat is a staple food commodity grown worldwide, and wheat starch is a valuable source of energy and carbon that constitutes 80% of the grain weight. Manipulation of genes involved in starch synthesis significantly affects wheat grain weight and yield. <i>TaSSIV</i> plays an important r...

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Main Authors: Ahsan Irshad, Huijun Guo, Shunlin Zhang, Jiayu Gu, Linshu Zhao, Yongdun Xie, Hongchun Xiong, Shirong Zhao, Yuping Ding, Youzhi Ma, Luxiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/4/307