Pyramiding QTL for multiple lateral branching in cucumber using inbred backcross lines

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-139

  Robbins, Matthew D ^a,b   Casler, Michael D ^c   Staub, Jack E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus; Inbred backcross lines; Multiple lateral branching; Pyramiding; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

BRANCH DEVELOPMENT; BRANCH NUMBER; CUCUMBERS (CUCUMIS SATIVUS); CUCUMIS SATIVUS; GENETIC BACKGROUNDS; INBREED BACKCROSS LINE; MULTIPLE LATERAL BRANCHING; PLANT DENSITIES; PYRAMIDING; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 45849140853     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-008-9162-x     Document Type: Article

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