date:May 21, 2021
palea, which affect the grains final size, shape and weight.
Gene characteristics
Characterized by Linnaeus in 1762, Polish wheat has long grains, glumes and lemmas. Previous research showed that all these characteristics were controlled by one gene, but which one among wheats complex genome has been unclear.
Researchers used genomic, field-based, and biotechnological approaches to identify the responsible molecular component as VRT-A2, a member of the MADS-box family of transcription factors