Resistance gene deployment strategies in cereal hybrids using marker-assisted selection: Gene pyramiding, three-way hybrids, and synthetic parent populations

Euphytica

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-186

  Witcombe, J R ^a   Hash, C T ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Durable resistance; Hybrids; Maize; Marker assisted selection; Pearl millet; Resistance gene deployment strategies; Rice; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CULTIVAR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION; HYBRID; INBREEDING; MAIZE; PEARL MILLET; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RESISTANCE GENE; RICE; SORGHUM;

EID: 0034009522     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003836132603     Document Type: Article

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