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K. Trafford

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Characterization of wheat lacking B-type starch granules

B. Saccomanno, P. Berbezy, K. Findlay, J. Shoesmith, C. Uauy, B. Viallis, K. Trafford

This study characterizes a new bread wheat mutant lacking B-type starch granules, finding no significant yield loss and improved baking and industrial properties.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2021Plant Biology

TRA1: a locus responsible for controlling Agrobacterium-mediated transformability in barley.

B. Orman-Ligeza, W. Harwood, P. E. Hedley, A. Hinchcliffe, M. Macaulay, C. Uauy, K. Trafford

The paper identifies a locus, TRA1, responsible for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiency in barley by analyzing a mutant with unique transformability traits.

bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2019Plant Biology

LYS3 encodes a prolamin-box-binding transcription factor that controls embryo growth in barley and wheat

K. Trafford, B. Orman-Ligeza, P. Borrill, T. Chia, M. Chirico, J. Dolezel, S. Drea, M. Karafiatov, N. Schatlowski, C. U. Solomon, B. Steuernagel, B. B. H. Wulff, C. Uauy

This study identifies LYS3 as a gene encoding PBF, a transcription factor that suppresses embryo growth and influences starch metabolism in barley and wheat.

bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2019Plant Biology

A carbohydrate-binding protein, FLOURY ENDOSPERM 6 influences the initiation of A- and B-type starch granules in wheat.

T. Chia, M. Chirico, R. King, R. Ramirez-Gonzalez, B. Saccomanno, D. Seung, J. Simmonds, M. Trick, C. Uauy, T. Verhoeven, K. Trafford

This paper identifies FLOURY ENDOSPERM 6 (FLO6) as a gene influencing starch granule initiation in wheat, with differential effects on A- and B-type granules depending on developmental stage.

bioRxiv · May 23, 2019 · PreprintPlant Biology