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Characterization of low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit genes of Aegilops section Sitopsis and comparative analysis with those of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and some Aegilops species

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 31230053). Zhuo Huang is supported by ‘Shuangzhi’ project found by Sichuan Agricultural University.

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    1. College of Landscape Architecture, Chengdu Campus, Sichuan Agricultural University, Huiming Road 211, Wenjiang, Sichuan, 611130, People’s Republic of China

      ZHUO HUANG & XIAO-FANG YU

    2. Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China

      HAI LONG

    3. Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, People’s Republic of China

      ZHUO HUANG, YU-MING WEI, ZE-HONG YAN & YOU-LIANG ZHENG

    4. Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, 625014, People’s Republic of China

      YU-MING WEI, ZE-HONG YAN & YOU-LIANG ZHENG

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    [Huang Z., Long H., Yu X.-F., Wei Y.-M., Yan Z.-H. and Zheng Y.-L. 2015 Characterization of low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit genes of Aegilops section Sitopsis and comparative analysis with those of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and some Aegilops species. J. Genet. 94, xx–xx]

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    HUANG, Z., LONG, H., YU, XF. et al. Characterization of low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit genes of Aegilops section Sitopsis and comparative analysis with those of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and some Aegilops species. J Genet 94, 497–501 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-015-0546-5

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