Abstract
Micronutrient deficiency in cereals is a problem of global significance, severely reducing grain yield and quality in marginal soils. Ancient landraces represent, through hundreds of years of local adaptation to adverse soil conditions, a unique reservoir of genes and unexplored traits for enhancing yield and abiotic stress tolerance. Here we explored and compared the genetic variation in a population of Northern European barley landraces and modern elite varieties, and their tolerance to manganese (Mn) limitation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Annals Of Botany |
Early online date | 15 Dec 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 15 Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- Barley landraces
- Hordeum vulgare
- evolutionary biology
- genetic diversity
- adaptation
- marginal soils
- micronutrients
- nutrient use efficiency
- sustainable agriculture
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