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Mapping a male-fertility restoration locus for the A4 cytoplasmic-genic male-sterility system in pearl millet using a genotyping-by-sequencing-based linkage map.
BMC plant biology - 17 Apr 2018
Pucher Anna, Hash C Tom, Wallace Jason G, Han Sen, Leiser Willmar L, Haussmann Bettina I G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., syn. Cenchrus americanus (L.) R. Br) is an important cereal and fodder crop in hot and arid environments. There is great potential to improve pearl millet production through hybrid breeding. Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and the corresponding nuclear fertility restoration / sterility maintenance genes (Rfs) are essential tools for economic hybrid seed...
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