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Genetic diversity among alfalfa (Medicago sativa) cultivars coming from a breeding program, using SSR markers.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Nov 2005
Flajoulot Sandrine, Ronfort Joëlle, Baudouin Pierre, Barre Philippe, Huguet Thierry, Huyghe Christian, Julier Bernadette
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is an autotetraploid, allogamous and heterozygous species whose cultivars are synthetic populations. The breeders apply selection pressure for some agronomic traits within a breeding pool to increase the frequency of favorable individuals. The objective of this study was to investigate the differentiation level among seven cultivars originating from one breeding program, and between...
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