Evidence for Heterosis in Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) Based on Inbreeding Depression in F2 Generation Offspring from Biparental Crosses
Italian ryegrass is one of the most important temperate forage grasses on a global basis. Improvement of both dry matter yield and quality of herbage have been major objectives of pasture grass breeding over the last century. F1 and F2 progeny sets derived from controlled pair-crosses between select...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Agronomy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/6/4/49 |