date:May 21, 2021
Researchers at the UK-based John Innes Centre have found the elusive genetic element controlling the elongated grains and glumes of a wheat variety identified by botanist Carl Linnaeus over 250 years ago.
The findings relating to Polish wheat, Triticum polonicum, could translate into genetic improvements and productivity in the field.
Wheat in bread, pasta and other forms is a vital energy and protein source. Each grain is nestled within the glumes and other leaf-like organs called lemma and