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Phenotypic screening of seed retention and histological analysis of the abscission zone in Festuca pratensis and Lolium perenne.
BMC plant biology - 18 Jun 2024
Kavka Mareike, Balles Andreas, Böhm Christof, Dehmer Klaus J, Fella Christian, Rose Felix, Saal Bernhard, Schulze Sabine, Willner Evelin, Melzer Michael
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BACKGROUND: Seed retention is the basic prerequisite for seed harvest. However, only little breeding progress has been achieved for this trait in the major forage grasses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of plant genetic resources of the important fodder grasses Festuca pratensis Huds. and Lolium perenne L. as source for seed retention in the breeding process. Furthermore, the morphology of...
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