An association transcriptomics approach to the prediction of hybrid performance

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-106

  Stokes, David ^a   Fraser, Fiona ^a   Morgan, Colin ^a   O'Neill, Carmel M ^a   Dreos, Rene ^a   Magusin, Andreas ^a   Szalma, Stephen ^b   Bancroft, Ian ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic architecture; Heterosis; Hybrid vigour; Transcriptome; Yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FORECASTING; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANIMAL SPECIES; FARM ANIMALS; GENETIC ARCHITECTURE; HETEROSIS; HYBRID VIGOUR; PERFORMANCE; PLANT SPECIES; TRANSCRIPTOMES; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; YIELD;

CROPS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; DICOTYLEDONEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952424789     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-009-9379-3     Document Type: Article

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