Article
Broadening the genetic base of sugar beet: introgression from wild relatives
2007-04-01
Abstract excerpt
The development of sugar beet as an economically important field crop coincided with our increased understanding of modern genetic principles. It was developed in the late 1700s from white fodder beet; therefore, the genetic base of sugar beet is thought to be narrower than many open-pollinated crops. The wild sea beet is the progenitor of all domesticated beet and cross compatible with cultivated beet (domestic a...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5dd26195-523d-5a6c-8a7a-9a71635c1360
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10681-006-9209-1
