控制小麦小穗形状和大小的基因TB1

一项新的研究已经分离出一个控制小麦小穗形状和大小的基因，这一突破可以帮助育种家在小麦-----世界上最重要的作物之一-----提高产量.

Wheat research discovery yields genetic secrets that could shape future crops

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180409090130.htm

1. Laura E Dixon, Julian R Greenwood, Stefano Bencivenga, Peng Zhang, James Cockram, Gregory Mellers, Kerrie Ramm, Colin Cavanagh, Steve M. Swain, Scott Andrew Boden. TEOSINTE BRANCHED1Regulates Inflorescence Architecture and Development in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivumL.). The Plant Cell, 2018; tpc.00961.2017 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.17.00961