Quantitative trait loci mapping for biomass yield traits in a lolium inbred line derived F2 population

Euphytica

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-107

  Anhalt, U C M ^a,b   Heslop Harrison, J S ^b   Piepho, H P ^c   Byrne, S ^a   Barth, S ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Dry weight; Fresh weight; Lolium perenne; Perennial ryegrass; QTL

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 70350257963     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-009-9957-9     Document Type: Article

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