Genetic identification of a novel bolting locus in Beta vulgaris which promotes annuality independently of the bolting gene B

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 989-998

  Abou Elwafa, Salah F ^a   Büttner, Bianca ^a   Kopisch Obuch, Friedrich J ^a   Jung, Christian ^a   Müller, Andreas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

B4 locus; Bienniality; Bolting; Sugar beet; Vernalization requirement

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

B4 LOCUS; BETA VULGARIS; BIENNIALITY; BOLTING; COLDEST TEMPERATURES; COMPLEX TRAITS; ENVIRONMENTAL CUES; GENETIC FACTORS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; VERNALIZATION REQUIREMENT;

SUGAR BEETS;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 84859142155     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-011-9671-x     Document Type: Article

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