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Introgression Of Wheat D Genome Choromosomes Into Presto Triticale And Genetic And Environmental Effects On Agronomic And End Use Quality Characteristics Of Diverse Winter Wheat Genotypes
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Book Synopsis Introgression of Wheat D-genome Choromosomes Into 'Presto' Triticale and Genetic and Environmental Effects on Agronomic and End-use Quality Characteristics of Diverse Winter Wheat Genotypes by : Hikmet Budak
Download or read book Introgression of Wheat D-genome Choromosomes Into 'Presto' Triticale and Genetic and Environmental Effects on Agronomic and End-use Quality Characteristics of Diverse Winter Wheat Genotypes written by Hikmet Budak and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dissertation Abstracts International by :
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Doctoral Dissertations by :
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Effect of Genotype, Environment, and Production Packages on Yield, Agronomic Characteristics, and End-Use Quality of Winter Wheat by : Madhav Bhatta
Download or read book Effect of Genotype, Environment, and Production Packages on Yield, Agronomic Characteristics, and End-Use Quality of Winter Wheat written by Madhav Bhatta and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grain yield and end-use quality are the most important characteristics for hard red winter wheat (Triticum aestivium L.). Improvement of grain quality characteristics of grain from a given growing season and location requires systematic understanding of the genotype chosen, the production environment, and also knowing the consequence of rate and time of individual production packages such as seed treatment, seed rate, nitrogen (N) fertilization, and foliar fungicide applications. The objectives of this study were to: identify the effects of seed rate, genotype, and N top-dressed on yield, agronomic characteristics, and end-use quality of winter wheat; and to determine the effects of seed treatment and flag leaf foliar fungicide application on yield and agronomic characteristics of wheat cultivars. Two experiments were conducted at Havelock, near Lincoln, NE and the High Plains Agricultural Lab (HPAL), near Sidney, NE in 2014 and 2015 using randomized complete block design with split factorial arrangement. Overall foliar N increased grain yield, grain protein concentration, other baking quality indicators such as flour water absorption, peak height, tail area, weakening slope, and depressed grain volume weight, mixing time, and tolerance. Similarly, increased seed rate improved grain yield, seed weight, grain volume weight, flour yield, mixing time, and mixing tolerance. Increased seed rate reduced grain protein, flour water absorption, tail area, peak height, and weakening slope. Seed treated with EverGol Energy and Gaucho showed improved seedling emergence, leaf greenness, grain yield, and seed weight. Application of foliar fungicide at flag leaf stage improved grain yield, seed weight, and leaf area. Among the six genotypes evaluated, ‘Settler CL’ and ‘Freeman’ had the highest overall grain yield. The study demonstrated the importance of seeding rate and the existence of a wider than expected tolerance range for seeding rate. The study also demonstrated the importance of in-season nitrogen top dress and foliar fungicide application to increased winter wheat grain yield and grain quality in Nebraska. However, further research is recommended to fine-tune the factors and interdependence of response in relation to a specific location, season or the prevailing weather condition, and the specific attribute of the genotype seeded.
Book Synopsis Assessing the Agronomic and Quality Value of Genetic Introgressions from Wild Triticum Species for Wheat Improvement by : Juan Carlos Brevis Acuna
Download or read book Assessing the Agronomic and Quality Value of Genetic Introgressions from Wild Triticum Species for Wheat Improvement written by Juan Carlos Brevis Acuna and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Genetic and Genomic Tools for Improving End-use Quality in Wheat by : Emily Elizabeth Delorean
Download or read book Genetic and Genomic Tools for Improving End-use Quality in Wheat written by Emily Elizabeth Delorean and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheat accounts for 20% of daily caloric intake of the world population and has one of the widest cultivation distributions of any crop. With increasing demand for both quantity and quality, wheat yields must increase while also maintaining acceptable end-use quality. However, measuring end-use quality is complex, requires large volumes grain and significant effort. The overarching goal of this dissertation research was to develop genetic and genomic tools to facilitate breeding for end-use quality in wheat. Building on initial work with genomic prediction of wheat quality, we continued application of genomic prediction models to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) wheat breeding program. For practical application in the breeding program to advance selection, we focused on forward prediction in each cycle of the bread wheat program. Models were built on 12 years of past data including over 18,000 entries with quality data. Predictions for 10,000 yield trial lines were generated each year for selection, with forward prediction accuracies of 0.40 to 0.73, and approached heritability. This is one of the largest scale applications of genomic selection. We also studied the interaction of climate change and the important quality genes, high-molecular weight glutenins (HMW-GS) and low-molecular weight glutenins (HMW-GS). A diverse panel of 54 CIMMYT wheat varieties were grown in 2 levels of drought stress, heat stress and optimal growth conditions. Quality traits, HMW-GS and LMW-GS alleles were measured. We fit a mixed linear model for each quality trait with HMW-GS, LMW-GS, environment, and the interactions of those as predictors. Overall, the superior glutenin alleles either maintained or increased quality in stressful environments. This work confirmed that superior alleles should always be selected for, regardless of target environment. To increase the genetic diversity for wheat quality, we analyzed Glu-D1 gene diversity on the wheat D genome donor, Aegilops tauschii. We constructed Glu-D1 molecular haplotypes from sequence data of 234 Ae. tauschii accessions and found 15 subclades and over 45 haplotypes, representing immense gene diversity. We found evidence that the 5+10 allele originated from a newly described Lineage 3 of Ae. tauschii, further supporting that this unique lineage contributed to modern bread wheat. We also observed rare recombinant haplotypes between the x and y subunits of any HMW-GS locus. This work will facilitate incorporation of Ae. tauschii Glu-D1 alleles into modern wheat. Given that certain HMW-GS alleles are highly desirable, we set out to develop a high-throughput, high resolution genotyping method for HMW-GS alleles that would fit within genotyping already done for genomic prediction models. This 'sequence based genotyping' approach uses diagnostic k-mers developed to predict alleles in skim-sequenced breeding material. Prediction accuracies for Glu-D1 and Glu-A1 were very good, but lower for the Glu-B1 alleles where many alleles are highly related. Overall, SBG offers a high throughput method to call alleles from existing data. These genetic and genomic tools developed and implemented for end-use quality selection in wheat offer promising resources for continued improvement of both yield and quality in wheat breeding.
Book Synopsis Genetic and Ecological Aspects of Gene Flow from Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) to Aegilops L. Species by :
Download or read book Genetic and Ecological Aspects of Gene Flow from Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) to Aegilops L. Species written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetic and ecological aspects of gene flow from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Aegilops L. species Hybridisation and introgression from crops to wild relatives is a key issue in risk assessment. In the present study, hybridisation and introgression dynamics from hexaploid wheat (2n=42) to tetraploid Aegilops species (2n=28) were investigated by experiments in natural conditions or in the greenhouse, and by genetic analyses. In order to study crop-weed hybridisation as a function of distance, a field trial was set up where Ae. cylindrica was planted in plots at 0, 1, 5, 10 and 25m from a wheat field. In the progeny (14045 seeds sown) we detected hybrids up to 1m from the wheat field. Wheat-specific RAPD fragments were found in Ae. cylindrica x T. aestivum hybrids and BC1 plants. Using a set of Chinese Spring nulli-tetrasomic wheat lines, we were able to assign DNA fragments to wheat chromosomes. Introgressed wheat-specific markers were localised on the three genomes (A, B and D). Some of these markers were transformed into easy-to-use Sequence Characterised Amplified Regions (SCARs), and used to characterise an introgressive series. Ae. cylindrica x GM-wheat hybrids, BC1 and BC1S1 (self-fertilised first backcrosses) were manually produced, in order to study inheritance of transgenes. Female fertility of the hybrids was 0.03-0.6%, BC1 plants had 30-84 chromosomes and displayed highly irregular meioses, their self fertility ranged from 0 to 5.21 %. BC1S1 plants had 28-43 chromosomes and some of them recovered full fertility. One BC1S1 individual contained the bar gene issued from its transgenic wheat progenitor and survived herbicide treatment. A RAPD-based population genetics study was carried out in natural Ae. cylindrica populations, most of them from adventive locations in Switzerland, Italy and the USA. Genetic diversity was low and most of the variance resided among populations. Italian populations from the Aosta valley and a Swiss population were similar or id.
Book Synopsis Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Cereals by : Jameel M. Al-Khayri
Download or read book Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Cereals written by Jameel M. Al-Khayri and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This Volume 5, subtitled Cereals, focuses on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual crops. It addresses important staple food crops including barley, fonio, finger millet, foxtail millet, pearl millet, proso millet, quinoa, rice, rye, tef, triticale and spelt wheat. The volume is contributed by 53 internationally reputable scientists from 14 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.
Book Synopsis Genetic Analysis of End-use Quality Traits in Soft White Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) by : Kendra Lyn Gregory Jernigan
Download or read book Genetic Analysis of End-use Quality Traits in Soft White Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) written by Kendra Lyn Gregory Jernigan and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is used in diverse baked products that require specific end use quality traits. Kernel texture, flour water absorption capacity, gluten strength, starch composition, and other flour constituents all influence overall flour functionality and dough rheology, specifying both wheat market class and intended end product. Wheat breeders need to develop cultivars with superior end-use quality traits, while also optimizing important agronomic traits. Our first objective was to use a genetic linkage map and 207 recombinant inbred lines (RIL) from a soft white 'Coda' by 'Brundage' cross to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) for grain, milling, and baking traits. The linkage map was developed using 570 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and 136 simple sequence repeat markers. The RILs were grown in five locations in Idaho and Washington from 2006 to 2013. We detected three QTL on chromosomes 2D, 4B, and 6B that were consistently associated with multiple end-use quality traits. Our second objective was to use a genetic linkage map and 131 RILs from a soft white 'Louise' by 'Alpowa' cross to identify QTL associated with arabinoxylan content and milling traits. The linkage map consisted of 924 SNPs and 41 linkage groups. This population was grown in three Washington locations from 2011 to 2012. We detected 28 QTL associated with seven arabinoxylan content and milling traits. Our third objective was to use 480 advanced breeding lines and Pacific Northwest cultivars to identify molecular markers associated with 21 end-use quality traits. Genotypic data from the iSelect 90K SNP chip was combined with best linear unbiased predictions of historic phenotypic data from the USDA-ARS Western Wheat Quality Laboratory. Genome-wide association mapping in the R package, genome association and prediction integrated tool (GAPIT), detected significant markers for multiple end-use quality traits on chromosomes1B, 1D, 2D, 5A, 5B, and 7A. An improved understanding of the genetic architecture underlying end-use quality traits in wheat may assist breeders with cultivar development for superior end-use quality, particularly by increasing frequencies of favorable alleles in breeding populations. Cultivars with superior end-use quality will allow US wheat producers to maintain domestic and international markets.
Book Synopsis Genome-wide Association Studies of Drought Resistance and Yield Potential in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Using Agronomic and Remotely Sensed Traits by : Shiferaw Abate Gizaw
Download or read book Genome-wide Association Studies of Drought Resistance and Yield Potential in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Using Agronomic and Remotely Sensed Traits written by Shiferaw Abate Gizaw and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging phenotyping methods and increasingly abundant genotyping platforms have become valuable tools for the discovery and introgression of yield-positive and stress-adaptive genes into modern wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The main goal of this research was to identify genomic regions that contribute to yield potential and drought tolerance in wheat using agronomic and remotely sensed phenotyping approaches. Phenotypic interrelations, genetic variability of yield, yield components, phenology, and spectral reflectance indices (SRIs) were evaluated in a Pacific Northwest (PNW) winter wheat diversity panel (n = 402). The SRIs showed moderate to high phenotypic correlations with grain yield (|r| = 0.27 -- 0.84, p
Book Synopsis Impact of the D Genome and Quantitative Trait Loci on Quantitative Traits in a Spring Bread Wheat by Spring Durum Wheat Cross by : Jay Robert Kalous
Download or read book Impact of the D Genome and Quantitative Trait Loci on Quantitative Traits in a Spring Bread Wheat by Spring Durum Wheat Cross written by Jay Robert Kalous and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desirable agronomic traits are similar for common hexaploid (6X) bread wheat (Triticum aestivum, 2n = 6x = 42, genome, AABBDD) and tetraploid (4X) durum wheat (T. turgidum durum, 2n = 4x = 28, genome, AABB). However, bread and durum wheat are genetically isolated from each other due to an unequal number of genomes that cause sterility when crossed. Previous work allowed identification of a 6X and 4X parent that when crossed resulted in a large number of recombinant progeny at both ploidy levels. In this study, interspecific recombinant inbred line populations at both 4X and 6X ploidy with 88 and 117 individuals, respectively, were developed from a cross between Choteau spring wheat (6X) and Mountrail durum wheat (4X). Lines within each population contained a mixture of alleles from each parent for loci in the A and B genomes. The presence of the D genome in the 6X population resulted in increased yield, tiller number, and seed size. The D genome also resulted in a decrease in stem solidness, lower test weight and fewer seed per spike. Similar results were found with a second RIL population containing 152 lines from 18 additional 6X by 4X crosses. Several additional QTL for agronomic and quality traits were identified in both the 4X and 6X populations. Positive durum alleles increasing kernel weight in hexaploids, on chromosomes 3B and 7A may be useful for introgression by bread wheat breeders.
Book Synopsis Combining Ability and Associations of Agronomic Traits Involving Three Sources of Dwarfism in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum, L. Em Thell) by : Jose Luis Maya de Leon
Download or read book Combining Ability and Associations of Agronomic Traits Involving Three Sources of Dwarfism in Wheat (Triticum Aestivum, L. Em Thell) written by Jose Luis Maya de Leon and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three genetically different dwarf cultivars of spring wheat were evaluated as potential sources of short stature to use in a wheat improvement program. The study involved a five parent diallel cross which included a semidwarf, a standard height and three dwarf cultivars. The genetic sources of dwarfism included a Norma 10 derivative named Vicam 71, a derived line from Tom Thumb called Tordo, and Olesen dwarf. Experimental material consisted of parental lines, F1, F2, and both backcrosses to the parents space planted in a randomized block design. The agronomic characters measured on an individual plant basis were: (1) plant height, (2) days to heading, (3) number of tillers, (4) number of spikelets per spike, (5) head length, (6) days to maturity, (7) grain yield, (8) harvest index, (9) kernel weight, (10) number of kernels per spikelet, (11) rachis internode length, (12) grain filling period and, (13) head grain weight. Estimates of gene action were determined by heterosis, heterobeltiosis, broad and narrow sense heritabilities and combining ability analyses. Associations among traits were estimated by phenotypic, environmental, and genotypic correlations as well as path-coefficient analysis for grain yield and eight of the variables. There were significant differences among the parental lines, their crosses, and generations for all traits measured. Either partial dominance for tallness or no dominance was manifested for those crosses involving the dwarf cultivars Vicam 71 and Olesen. Tordo, when crossed to taller wheats showed dominance for short stature. All three genetic sources of dwarfism and their resulting progenies manifested desirable agronomic characteristics. Vicam 71 was a good parent in terms of grain yield and number of tillers per plant. Tordo was the best source for increasing the number of spikelets per spike, kernel weight and head grain weight. Olesen was a good progenitor for increasing number of kernels per spikelet. All three dwarf cultivars displayed some advantage(s) over the other two and all could be used to breed short statured wheats with a possibility of success. Plant height did not appear to have a direct effect on plant grain yield in any of the 10 crosses. With the exception of number of tillers per plant and grain yield, a major proportion of the phenotypic variability observed for all characters studied was due to genetic factors. A large portion of the total genetic variability associated with days to heading, maturity, height, rachis internode, spikelet number, kernels per spikelet, kernel weight, and harvest index was mainly a result of additive gene action. Both additive and non-additive genetic effects were involved in the expression of grain filling period and head weight. The nonadditive portion of the genetic variance associated with tiller number and grain yield per plant was relatively large when compared with the additive portion. Therefore, selection for increased expression of tillers and yield should be delayed until the F4 or later generations where a large degree of homozygosity has been obtained. The genetic correlations for individual crosses indicated that only a few of the traits studied were associated in the same manner in most or all the 10 hybridizations. High positive genetic correlations were found between plant grain yield vs tiller number and kernels per spikelet, tiller number vs days to maturity, kernels per spikelet vs head grain weight, plant height vs head weight, and head length vs rachis internode length. High negative genetic correlations were found between kernel weight vs days to maturity, plant height vs harvest index, and days to heading vs grain filling period. Most correlations among agronomic traits were different in value and/or sign from one cross to another suggesting different gene associations in the parental cultivars. Genetic correlations between components of yield showed this type of inconsistency. Therefore, grain yield could be increased by a combined increase of more than one component of yield without compensatory oscillation among them because tiller number, spikelet number, kernels per spikelet and kernel weight were often not correlated between one another and sometimes were positively correlated. Path-coefficients analysis indicated that number of tiller per plant had a high direct effect on grain yield in all crosses. With the exception of two crosses, indirect effects of this trait were negligible. In the latter two crosses tiller number had a high negative indirect effect on plant grain yield via head grain weight. Kernels per spikelet and kernel weight had no direct effects on grain yield but their indirect effects via head weight were positive and significant. Large amounts of additive gene action were observed in the expression of plant height. This trait was also highly negatively correlated with harvest index; therefore, phenotypic selection for restricted plant height would be useful in obtaining lines with high grain to straw ratios. In general, crosses that showed high specific combining ability effects involved parents with low general combining ability. However, there were some exceptions to this rule. Crosses of high x high and high x low general combiners presented high specific combining ability effects, suggesting that some additive gene action may be involved in the superior performance of these combinations. Also the F 2 generation did not differ from the F1 in assessing general cornbining ability. A wheat breeder should be aware of those genetic associations between agronomic traits that could be used to select superior cultivars. However, the genetic correlations in this study suggested that each cross represented a different set of gene associations depending upon the parents involved. If some progress is to be made in using the genetic variability available in the crop, the breeder should not try to select exactly the same type of plant from every cross. Every hybridization is potentially a source of better lines if they are well planned and the reasons they were made are remembered during selection. It is very important to realize what are the contributions of each parental line in a cross and what are the most important trait associations present in each parent. Superior rural genetic variability existing in the crop.
Book Synopsis Triticale: Today and Tomorrow by : Henrique Guedes-Pinto
Download or read book Triticale: Today and Tomorrow written by Henrique Guedes-Pinto and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 837 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Triticale's days as a scientific curiosity are definitely over. Its wide acceptance as a feed, grain or forage crop, or for baking and malting, plus its high yields under marginal or stress conditions have made it an economically important crop in countries such as Poland, Germany, Australia, Portugal, Brazil, Morocco and China. This publication contains selected, reviewed, and up-to-date papers presented at the Third International Triticale Symposium held in Lisbon, Portugal, by the International Triticale Association and EUCARPIA. Among the broad spectrum of subjects addressed in these presentations are cytogenetics, biotechnology, genetic resources, breeding, agronomic practices and diseases. Also included are triticale's food, feed and forage uses, as well as its marketing processes. In a world of increasing population and decreasing agricultural resources, triticale offers a genuine solution for increasing land utilization and grain production.
Book Synopsis Epigenetics in Plants of Agronomic Importance: Fundamentals and Applications by : Raúl Alvarez-Venegas
Download or read book Epigenetics in Plants of Agronomic Importance: Fundamentals and Applications written by Raúl Alvarez-Venegas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decades, chromatin remodelling has emerged as an important regulator of gene expression and plant defense. This book provides a detailed understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms involved in plants of agronomic importance. The information presented here is significant because it is expected to provide the knowledge needed to develop in the future treatments to manipulate and selectively activate/inhibit proteins and metabolic pathways to counter pathogens, to treat important diseases and to increase crop productivity. New approaches of this kind and the development of new technologies will certainly increase our knowledge of currently known post-translational modifications and facilitate the understanding of their roles in, for example, host-pathogen interactions and crop productivity. Furthermore, we provide important insight on how the plant epigenome changes in response to developmental or environmental stimuli, how chromatin modifications are established and maintained, to which degree they are used throughout the genome, and how chromatin modifications influence each another.
Book Synopsis Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 3 by : Satbir Singh Gosal
Download or read book Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 3 written by Satbir Singh Gosal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Molecular Identification of Fungi by : Youssuf Gherbawy
Download or read book Molecular Identification of Fungi written by Youssuf Gherbawy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fungi enjoy great popularity in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biotechnological applications. Recent advances in the decipherment of whole fungal genomes promise an acceleration of these trends. This timely book links scientists from different parts of the world who are interested in the molecular identification of fungi combined with the exploration of the fungal biodiversity in different ecosystems. It provides a compendium for scientists who rely on a rapid and reliable detection of fungal specimens in environmental as well as clinical resources in order to ensure the benefit of industrial and clinical applications. Chapters focus on the opportunities and limits of the molecular marker-mediated identification of fungi. Various methods, procedures and strategies are outlined. Furthermore, the book offers an update of the current progress in the development of fungal molecular techniques, and draws attention to potential and associated problems, as well as integrating theory and practice.
Book Synopsis Molecular Breeding of Forage Crops by : German Spangenberg
Download or read book Molecular Breeding of Forage Crops written by German Spangenberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forage plant breeding has entered the genome era. This timely book reviews the latest advances in the development and application of molecular technologies which supplement conventional breeding efforts for our major forage crops. It describes the plethora of new technologies and tools now available for high-throughput gene discovery, genome-wide gene expression analysis, production of transgenic plants, genome analysis and marker-assisted selection as applied to forage plants. Detailed accounts are presented of current and future opportunities for innovative applications of these molecular tools and technologies in the identification, functional characterisation, and use of valuable genes in forage production systems and beyond. This book represents a valuable resource for plant breeders, geneticists, and molecular biologists, and will be of particular relevance to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers with an interest in forage legumes and grasses.
