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Genetic control of boron efficiency in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

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The genetic control of boron (B) efficiencyin wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) wasstudied for three genotypes representing Binefficient (I, Bonza), moderately Binefficient (MI, SW 41) and B efficient (E,Fang 60) categories. Boron efficiency wasexpressed as a partially dominant characterbut the phenotypes of F1 hybrids,relative to parents, indicated geneticcontrol varying from recessive to additiveto completely dominant with different crosscombinations and B levels. Major geneswere identified from the evaluation ofF2-derived F3 populations derivedfrom intercrosses between the threeparents. Monogenic segregation was foundin Bonza × SW 41 and SW 41 × Fang 60crosses and digenic segregation resultedin Bonza × Fang 60. Among thethree wheat genotypes with widely differentB efficiency, genetic variation forresponse to B could be accounted for by twogenes, Bo d 1 and Bo d 2.

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Jamjod, S., Niruntrayagul, S. & Rerkasem, B. Genetic control of boron efficiency in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Euphytica 135, 21–27 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EUPH.0000009541.42762.08

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