Stigma size as a target for wheat hybrid breeding: phenotyping germplasm diversity and mapping candidates underlying its genetic control

Modifying bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) floral characteristics will be crucial to improve the efficiency of hybrid seed production. A larger and more-plumose stigma, on the female parent, is predicted to improve pollen capture potential and increase the chance of successful cross-fertilisation. A...

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Main Author: Knight, Christopher J.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/78618/