Genome-wide association analysis to identify chromosomal regions determining components of earliness in wheat

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 597-611

  Le Gouis, J ^a,b   Bordes, J ^a,b   Ravel, C ^a,b   Heumez, E ^c   Faure, S ^d   Praud, S ^d   Galic, N ^e   Remoue C ^e   Balfourier, F ^a,b   Allard, V ^a,b   Rousset, M ^e  

^a Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c Université de Lille 1 Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^d Biogemma   (France)

^e INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ASSOCIATION MAPPING; CHROMOSOMAL REGIONS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; GENETIC ARCHITECTURE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION; PAIR INTERACTIONS; PHOTOPERIOD SENSITIVITIES; VERNALIZATION REQUIREMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; WHEAT;

BREEDING; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TRITICUM;

EID: 84860872860     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1732-3     Document Type: Article

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