Towards the replacement of wheat ‘Green Revolution’ genes
Stephen Pearce
Abstract
This article comments on: Tang T, Botwright Acuña T, Spielmeyer W and Richards RA. 2021. Effect of gibberellin-sensitive Rht18 and gibberellin-insensitive Rht-D1b dwarfing genes on vegetative and reproductive growth in bread wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany 72,445–458.
Topics & Concepts
DwarfingGibberellinGeneBotanyBiologyWinter wheatHorticultureAgronomyGeneticsWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementCrop Yield and Soil Fertility