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Transfer of sclerotinia resistance from wild relative of Brassica oleracea into Brassica napus using a hexaploidy step.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Apr 2015
Mei Jiaqin, Liu Yao, Wei Dayong, Wittkop Benjamin, Ding Yijuan, Li Qinfei, Li Jiana, Wan Huafang, Li Zaiyun, Ge Xianhong, Frauen Martin, Snowdon Rod J, Qian Wei, Friedt Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: Sclerotinia resistance was transferred into rapeseed from a wild relative of Brassica oleracea (B. incana) using hexaploids derived from crosses between B. incana and rapeseed as a bridge. A high level of resistance against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum has been documented in wild Brassica oleracea, but not in cultivated rapeseed (Brassica napus). To transfer sclerotinia resistance from a wild relative...
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