Genome mapping and marker assisted introgression in white clover
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Type | Article |
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-133 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding |
Volume | 39 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Event | Proceedings 25th EUCARPIA Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section Meeting - Brno, Czech Republic Duration: 01 Sep 2003 → 04 Sep 2003 |
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Abstract
White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is an important perennial forage legume of temperate pastures. The
first genome map in white clover has been developed and new segregating families have been created that will
allow marker assisted selection for key qualitative and quantitative traits. At IGER, molecular markers are also
being used to increase the speed and precision of the introgression of important traits into white clover from
related species. Bulked segregant approaches using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) have
been used to identify markers for the rhizomatous habit from T. ambiguum and increased reproductive potential
from T. nigrescens.