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Down-regulation of Glucan, Water-Dikinase activity in wheat endosperm increases vegetative biomass and yield

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Ral, Jean-Philippe
Bowerman, Andrew
Li, Zhongyi
Sirault, Xavier R.R
Furbank, Robert Thomas
Pritchard, Jenifer R
Bloemsma, Marianne
Cavanagh, Colin R
Howitt, Crispin A
Morell, Matthew K

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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A novel mechanism for increasing vegetative biomass and grain yield has been identified in wheat (Triticum aestivum). RNAi-mediated down-regulation of Glucan, Water-Dikinase (GWD), the primary enzyme required for starch phosphorylation, under the control

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Plant Biotechnology Journal

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2037-12-31