"Fast-breeding" in apple: A strategy to accelerate introgression of new traits into elite germplasm

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 814, Issue , 2009, Pages 163-168

  Volz, R K ^a   Rikkerink, E ^a   Austin, P ^a   Lawrence, T ^a   Bus, V G M ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flowering; Fruit quality; Juvevility; Microsatellite markers; Whole genome selection

Indexed keywords

ERYSIPHALES; MALUS SIEBOLDII ZUMI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 70350113876     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.814.20     Document Type: Article

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