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SUBMITTER: Winfield MO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4950041 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Winfield Mark O MO Allen Alexandra M AM Burridge Amanda J AJ Barker Gary L A GL Benbow Harriet R HR Wilkinson Paul A PA Coghill Jane J Waterfall Christy C Davassi Alessandro A Scopes Geoff G Pirani Ali A Webster Teresa T Brew Fiona F Bloor Claire C King Julie J West Claire C Griffiths Simon S King Ian I Bentley Alison R AR Edwards Keith J KJ
Plant biotechnology journal 20151015 5
In wheat, a lack of genetic diversity between breeding lines has been recognized as a significant block to future yield increases. Species belonging to bread wheat's secondary and tertiary gene pools harbour a much greater level of genetic variability, and are an important source of genes to broaden its genetic base. Introgression of novel genes from progenitors and related species has been widely employed to improve the agronomic characteristics of hexaploid wheat, but this approach has been ha ...[more]