Identifying genes controlling plant height in wheat
We are discovering new genes controlling plant height that could be used in wheat breeding programmes.
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Philipps, A.L. (2025) GIBBERELLIN 3-OXIDASE genes regulate height and grain size in bread wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf151
Gill, M.S. (2025) Induced variation in BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE 1 (BRI1) confers a compact wheat architecture. BMC Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06762-w
Sokolowska, P. et al. (2025) INDETERMINATE DOMAIN-DELLA protein interactions orchestrate gibberellin-mediated cell elongation in wheat and barley. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.17.649374
Ndreca, B. et al. (2024) Stacked mutations in wheat homologues of rice SEMI-DWARF1 confer a novel semi-dwarf phenotype. BMC Plant Biol. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05098-1
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Key wheat genes that control plant height and grain size identified | Rothamsted Research