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The development of lettuce backcross inbred lines (BILs) for exploitation of the Lactuca saligna (wild lettuce) germplasm.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jul 2004
Jeuken M J W, Lindhout P
Abstract excerpt
Backcross inbred lines (BILs) were developed in which chromosome segments of Lactuca saligna (wild lettuce) were introgressed into L. sativa (lettuce). These lines were developed by four to five backcrosses and one generation of selfing. The first three generations of backcrossing were random. Marker-assisted selection began in the BC(4) generation and continued until the final set of BILs was reached. A set of...
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