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Markers associated with heading and aftermath heading in perennial ryegrass full-sib families.
BMC plant biology - 16 Jul 2016
Arojju Sai Krishna, Barth Susanne, Milbourne Dan, Conaghan Patrick, Velmurugan Janaki, Hodkinson Trevor R, Byrne Stephen L
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BACKGROUND: Heading and aftermath heading are important traits in perennial ryegrass because they impact forage quality. So far, genome-wide association analyses in this major forage species have only identified a small number of genetic variants associated with heading date that overall explained little of the variation. Some possible reasons include rare alleles with large phenotypic affects, allelic...
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