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Genome-wide association studies for yield component traits in a macadamia breeding population.
BMC genomics - 4 Mar 2020
O'Connor Katie, Hayes Ben, Hardner Craig, Nock Catherine, Baten Abdul, Alam Mobashwer, Henry Robert, Topp Bruce
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BACKGROUND: Breeding for new macadamia cultivars with high nut yield is expensive in terms of time, labour and cost. Most trees set nuts after four to five years, and candidate varieties for breeding are evaluated for at least eight years for various traits. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are promising methods to reduce evaluation and selection cycles by identifying genetic markers linked with key traits,...
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