Comparative gene expression profiles between heterotic and non-heterotic hybrids of tetraploid <it>Medicago sativa</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Heterosis, the superior performance of hybrids relative to parents, has clear agricultural value, but its genetic control is unknown. Our objective was to test the hypotheses that hybrids expressing heterosis for biomass yield would...

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Main Authors: Nettleton Dan, Wei Yanling, Li Xuehui, Brummer E Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/9/107