QTL analyses and comparative genetic mapping of frost tolerance, winter survival and drought tolerance in meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-382

  Alm, Vibeke ^a,b   Busso, Carlos S ^a,c   Ergon, Åshild ^a   Rudi, Heidi ^a   Larsen, Arild ^d   Humphreys, Michael W ^e   Rognli, Odd Arne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Graminor AS   (Norway)

^e ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CHROMOSOMES; DROUGHT; LOCATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSCRIPTION;

ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCES; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; DROUGHT TOLERANCES; FROST TOLERANCE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGULATORY GENES; STRESS TOLERANCE; STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES;

GENES;

FESTUCA; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; LOLIUM; TRITICEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 85027958050     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1590-z     Document Type: Article

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