Genetic mapping of QTLs affecting tree growth and architecture in populus: Implication for ideotype breeding

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 447-457

  Wu, R L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Ideotype breeding; Populus; QTL mapping; Quantitative variation

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; PLANT BREEDING; POPLAR; PROLEPTIC TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SYLLEPTIC TRAIT;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 0031977225     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050761     Document Type: Article

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