Statistical approaches in QTL mapping and molecular breeding for complex traits

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 2637-2644

  Xu, HaiMing ^a   Zhu, Jun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

complex traits; crop breeding; environment interaction; epistasis; QTL mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864085248     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5107-1     Document Type: Review

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