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Root Crop Genetics

Root Crop Genetics is a scientific discipline that constitutes the study of heredity and genetic variation specifically in root crops, distinguished by its focus on the genetic mechanisms underlying traits relevant to the cultivation, yield, and adaptation of underground plant storage organs.

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143

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48

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2017–2026

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Publications

34

Genetic dissection of root growth in rice (Oryza sativa L.).II: mapping quantitative trait loci using molecular markers

Adam H. Price, A. Deri Tomos · Theoretical and Applied Genetics · 1997 · 207 citations

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Genetic dissection of root growth in rice (Oryza sativa L.)I: a hydrophonic screen

Adam H. Price, A. Deri Tomos, D. S. Virk · Theoretical and Applied Genetics · 1997 · 190 citations

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Lettuce, a shallow-rooted crop, and Lactuca serriola, its wild progenitor, differ at QTL determining root architecture and deep soil water exploitation

Wiley Carroll Johnson, Louise E. Jackson, O. Ochoa et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics · 2000 · 157 citations

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Multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma enhance root penetration in compacted soils

Hannah Schneider, Christopher Strock, Meredith T. Hanlon et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2021 · 149 citations · Full text

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Genetic improvement of root growth increases maize yield via enhanced post-silking nitrogen uptake

Xiaohuan Mu, Fanjun Chen, Qiuping Wu et al. · European Journal of Agronomy · 2014 · 107 citations

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Authors

143

  1. RD
    Robert D. Williams

    Pfizer (United States), United States

    3 publications · 140 citations

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  2. AH
    Adam H. Price

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 397 citations

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  3. AD
    A. Deri Tomos

    Bangor University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 397 citations

    2

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  4. WW
    Watkin Williams

    Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 86 citations

    2

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  5. SN
    Shinsei Nagai

    Tohoku University, Japan

    1 publications · 101 citations

    1

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Institutions

48

  1. Aberystwyth University

    Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    280 citations

  2. Agriculture and Food

    Canberra, Australia

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    390 citations

  3. Bangor University

    Bangor, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    984 citations

  4. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    19 publications

    989 citations

  5. Visva-Bharati University

    Shānti Niketan, India

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    84 citations

  6. International Center for Tropical Agriculture

    Santiago de Cali, Colombia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    130 citations

  7. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    33 citations

  8. National Agricultural Research Organisation

    Kampala, Uganda

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

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Venues

  1. Theoretical and Applied Genetics

    8 publications · 777 citations

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  2. Euphytica

    3 publications · 76 citations

    3

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  3. Journal of Genetics

    3 publications · 140 citations

    3

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  4. European Journal of Agronomy

    2 publications · 191 citations

    2

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  5. Field Crops Research

    1 publications · 44 citations

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