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

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2012

Authors

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

Abstract

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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Keywords: amylase; glucan; phosphate; phosphotransferase; starch; vegetable protein; article; biomass; carbohydrate metabolism; down regulation; endosperm; enzymology; genetics; growth, development and aging; light; metabolism; plant seed; radiation exposure; RNA i Biomass; Glucan; Phosphorylation; Starch; Water-Dikinase; Wheat; Yield

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/68074

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ANU Research Publications

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Plant Biotechnology Journal

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Journal article

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10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00711.x

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2037-12-31

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