High-density molecular characterization and association mapping in Ethiopian durum wheat landraces reveals high diversity and potential for wheat breeding

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1800-1812

  Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun ^a,b   Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat ^a,c   Catellani, Marcello ^a   Frascaroli, Elisabetta ^d   Fadda, Carlo ^e   Pè, Mario Enrico ^a   Dell'Acqua, Matteo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Sirinka Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; GWAS; linkage disequilibrium; population genetics; quantitative trait loci; Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Indexed keywords

GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT GENOME; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; WHEAT;

CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; PLANT BREEDING; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TRITICUM;

EID: 85027923159     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12538     Document Type: Article

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