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Vernalization genes are associated with the adaptation capability, heading dates, and yield potential of grain crops. The allelic composition in the Vrn-A1, Vrn-B1, and Vrn-B3 genes was defined in 42 lines of double haploids of hexaploid triticale, which were produced through in vitro anther culture. Two alleles (Vrn-A1a and vrn-A1) were found at the Vrn-A1 locus and three alleles (Vrn-B1a, Vrn-B1c, and vrn-B1) were found at the Vrn-B1 locus. All double haploids carried the recessive allele at the Vrn-B3 locus. Twelve lines of spring triticale were selected, and they were characterized by an allelic composition associated with early maturity and high potential of grain yield.
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Original Russian Text © O.I. Zaitseva, V.A. Lemesh, 2015, published in Genetika, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 7, pp. 766–774.
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Zaitseva, O.I., Lemesh, V.A. Allelic composition in the Vrn-A1, Vrn-B1, and Vrn-B3 genes of double haploid lines of hexaploid triticale. Russ J Genet 51, 653–660 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795415070145
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