Summary
Major changes in the behaviour of the Australian wheat crop over the last one hundred years have been associated with three major gene groupings. The significance of major genes in monitoring response to vernalization, photoperiod and gibberellin, reveals a more optimistic future for breeding programmes where simple genetic and physiologic studies are integrated within those programmes.
A revised classification of growth habit is presented in the appendix.
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Pugsley, A.T. The impact of plant physiology on Australian wheat breeding. Euphytica 32, 743–748 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00042154
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