Applied genetics and genomics in alfalfa breeding

Agronomy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-61

  Li, Xuehui ^a   Brummer, E Charles ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Association mapping; Breeding; Genomic selection; Marker assisted selection; Phenotypic selection; QTL mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875071416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy2010040     Document Type: Review

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