Chapter 36, Problem 13TYK

Summary Introduction

To review:

The outline of a research program for a crop species like wheat, rice or barley, that would utilize the genetics of flower development, to make a more productive variety.

Introduction:

The diploid barley (Hordeum vulgare L.,) and allohexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.,) are the two important temperate cereal crop species. The early flowering is a vital feature that affects the grain yield and quality in both of these species. Direct identification of flowering genes and their molecular chracterization is a difficult task, as the genome size is large and complex. The use of bioinformatic approach for the prediction of flower related genes in barley and wheat compare to190 known Arabidopsis flowering genes may be helpful for the genetic information.