Quantitative trait analysis in Theobroma cacao using molecular markers: Yield QTL detection and stability over 15 years

Euphytica

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-23

  Crouzillat, Dominique ^a   Ménard, Bertrand ^a,b   Mora, Antonio ^c   Phillips, Wilbert ^c   Pétiard, Vincent ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Marker assisted breeding; QTL analysis; Theobroma cacao; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; LINKAGE GROUP; PLANT BREEDING; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0343134198     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003892217582     Document Type: Article

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