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Association mapping in sunflower for Sclerotinia Head Rot resistance.
BMC plant biology - 18 Jun 2012
Fusari Corina M, Di Rienzo Julio A, Troglia Carolina, Nishinakamasu Verónica, Moreno María Valeria, Maringolo Carla, Quiroz Facundo, Alvarez Daniel, Escande Alberto, Hopp Esteban, Heinz Ruth, Lia Verónica V, Paniego Norma B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sclerotinia Head Rot (SHR) is one of the most damaging diseases of sunflower in Europe, Argentina, and USA, causing average yield reductions of 10 to 20 %, but leading to total production loss under favorable environmental conditions for the pathogen. Association Mapping (AM) is a promising choice for Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) mapping, as it detects relationships between phenotypic variation and...
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