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QTL analysis of lodging resistance and related traits in Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum Lam.).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Nov 2004
Inoue Maiko, Gao Zhensheng, Cai Hongwei
Abstract excerpt
Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is the most widely cultivated annual forage grass in Japan. Lodging damage reduces both harvested yield and forage quality. To identify the chromosomal regions controlling lodging resistance in Italian ryegrass, we analyzed seven quantitative characters--heading date, plant height, culm weight, culm diameter, culm strength, tiller number, and culm pushing...
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