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Association mapping of plant resistance to insects.
Trends in plant science - 1 May 2012
Kloth Karen J, Thoen Manus P M, Bouwmeester Harro J, Jongsma Maarten A, Dicke Marcel
Abstract excerpt
Association mapping is rapidly becoming an important method to explore the genetic architecture of complex traits in plants and offers unique opportunities for studying resistance to insect herbivores. Recent studies indicate that there is a trade-off between resistance against generalist and specialist insects. Most studies, however, use a targeted approach that will easily miss important components of insect...
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