Genome-wide association studies and prediction of 17 traits related to phenology, biomass and cell wall composition in the energy grass Miscanthus sinensis

New Phytologist

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1227-1239

  Slavov, Gancho T ^a   Nipper, Rick ^b   Robson, Paul ^a   Farrar, Kerrie ^a   Allison, Gordon G ^a   Bosch, Maurice ^a   Clifton Brown, John C ^a   Donnison, Iain S ^a   Jensen, Elaine ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Floragenex Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome wide association studies (GWAS); Genomic selection; Miscanthus sinensis; Molecular markers; RAD Seq; Single nucleotide variants

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES (GWAS); GENOMIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; MOLECULAR MARKERS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENOME; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RAD-SEQ; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE VARIANTS;

GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES (GWAS); GENOMIC SELECTION; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; MOLECULAR MARKERS; RAD-SEQ; SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE VARIANTS;

BIOMASS; CELL WALL; DNA, PLANT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, PLANT; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; PHENOTYPE; POACEAE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84895066185     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12621     Document Type: Article

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