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Quantitative trait loci associated with different polar metabolites in perennial ryegrass - providing scope for breeding towards increasing certain polar metabolites.
BMC genetics - 10 Oct 2017
Foito Alexandre, Hackett Christine Anne, Stewart Derek, Velmurugan Janaki, Milbourne Dan, Byrne Stephen L, Barth Susanne
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BACKGROUND: Recent advances in the mapping of biochemical traits have been reported in Lolium perenne. Although the mapped traits, including individual sugars and fatty acids, contribute greatly towards ruminant productivity, organic acids and amino acids have been largely understudied despite their influence on the ruminal microbiome. RESULTS: In this study, we used a targeted gas-chromatography mass...
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