Increased pericarp cell length underlies a major QTL for grain weight in hexaploid wheat
J. Brinton, J. Simmonds, F. Minter, M. Leverington-Waite, J. Snape, C. Uauy
The paper identifies a major QTL on wheat chromosome 5A associated with increased grain weight, showing that pericarp cell length contributes to grain size and weight in hexaploid wheat.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2017Plant Biology