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Identification of QTL for resistance to root rot in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) with SSR linkage maps.
BMC genomics - 15 May 2020
Ma Zhimin, Gao Wenchuan, Liu Lanfu, Liu Minghui, Zhao Ning, Han Meikun, Wang Zhao, Jiao Weijing, Gao Zhiyuan, Hu Yaya, Liu Qingchang
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BACKGROUND: Sweetpotato root rot is a devastating disease caused by Fusarium solani that seriously endangers the yield of sweetpotato in China. Although there is currently no effective method to control the disease, breeding of resistant varieties is the most effective and economic option. Moreover, quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with resistance to root rot have not yet been reported, and the...
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