Haplotype analysis of vernalization loci in European barley germplasm reveals novel VRN-H1 alleles and a predominant winter VRN-H1/VRN-H2 multi-locus haplotype

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 993-1001

  Cockram, James ^a   Chiapparino, Elena ^c   Taylor, Scott A ^b   Stamati, Konstantina ^a   Donini, Paolo ^a   Laurie, David A ^b   O'Sullivan, Donal M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Ist Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barley; Haplotype; Vernalization requirement; VRN H1; VRN H2

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; DATA ACQUISITION; GENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

ALLELIC VARIATION; COMBINED ANALYSIS; GROWTH HABITS; VARIETAL PURITY;

LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; COLD; EUROPE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAPLOTYPE; SEASON;

ALLELES; COLD; EUROPE; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HORDEUM; SEASONS;

HORDEUM;

EID: 35248822115     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-007-0626-x     Document Type: Article

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