From Individual Leaf Elongation to Whole Shoot Leaf Area Expansion: a Comparison of Three Aegilops and Two Triticum Species | Zendy

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From Individual Leaf Elongation to Whole Shoot Leaf Area Expansion: a Comparison of Three Aegilops and Two Triticum Species

Author(s) -

Lieve Bultynck

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mch110

Subject(s) - biology , aegilops tauschii , specific leaf area , biomass (ecology) , shoot , elongation , leaf size , aegilops , agronomy , photosynthesis , poaceae , botany , ploidy , genome , biochemistry , materials science , ultimate tensile strength , gene , metallurgy

Rapid leaf area expansion is a desirable trait in the early growth stages of cereal crops grown in low-rainfall areas. In this study, the traits associated with inherent variation in early leaf area expansion rates have been investigated in two wheat species (Triticum aestivum and T. durum) and three of its wild relatives (Aegilops umbellulata, A. caudata and A. tauschii) to find out whether the Aegilops species have a faster leaf area expansion in their early developmental stage than some of the current wheat species.

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