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This paper reports the waxy proteins and apparent amylose contents of the tetraploid species Triticum dicoccum, Triticum polonicum and Triticum durum. Three waxy proteins were found in the three species; two showed the same electrophoretic mobility as the alleles Wx-A1a and Wx-B1a of the hexaploid variety ‘Chinese Spring’, while the third showed the same mobility as the allele Wx-B1e belonging to the hexaploid wheat variety ‘Bai Huo’. In apparent amylose content no significant differences between the alleles Wx-B1a and the Wx-B1e were found for each species. However, the mean amylose contents of T. durum and T. polonicum were significantly greater than that of T. dicoccum, regardless of which allele was present.
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Rodríguez-Quijano, M., Lucas, R. & Carrillo, J. Waxy proteins and amylose content in tetraploid wheats Triticum dicoccum Schulb, Triticum durum L. and Triticum polonicum L.. Euphytica 134, 97–101 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026157713582
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