Association genetics in Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms affecting wood growth and cellulosic pulp yield

New Phytologist

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 596-608

  Dillon, Shannon K ^a   Brawner, Jeremy T ^a   Meder, Roger ^a,b   Lee, David J ^b,c   Southerton, Simon G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actin; COP1 interacting protein; Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata; Flip flop single nucleotide polymorphism; Genetic association; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Wood

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMORPHISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOOD;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MYRTACEAE; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WOOD;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ALLELES; CELLULOSE; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MYRTACEAE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; WOOD;

AUSTRALIA;

CORYMBIA CITRIODORA;

EID: 84863776512     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04200.x     Document Type: Article

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