Validation of mega-environment universal and specific QTL associated with seed yield and agronomic traits in soybeans

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 997-1003

  Palomeque, Laura ^a   Liu, Li Jun ^b   Li, Wenbin ^c   Hedges, Bradley R ^d,f   Cober, Elroy R ^e   Smid, Mathew P ^a   Lukens, Lewis ^a   Rajcan, Istvan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Heilongjiang Research Inst of   (China)

^c NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^f DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMIC TRAITS; ALLELIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC BACKGROUNDS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMPLASMS; MAPPING POPULATIONS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RECOMBINANT INBRED LINES; SEED YIELD;

AGRONOMY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SEED;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINA; CROP; CROSS BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SOYBEAN;

CANADA; CHINA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEEDS; SOYBEANS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 77950020267     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-009-1227-7     Document Type: Article

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