Identifying Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) and Developing Diagnostic Markers Linked to Orange Rust Resistance in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)

Identifying Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) and Developing Diagnostic Markers Linked to Orange Rust Resistance in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is an important economic crop, contributing up to 80% of table sugar used in the world and has become a promising feedstock for biofuel production. Sugarcane production has been threatened by many diseases, and fungicide applications for disease control have been opted out...

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Main Authors: Xiping Yang, Md. S. Islam, Sushma Sood, Stephanie Maya, Erik A. Hanson, Jack Comstock, Jianping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
orange rust disease
sugarcane
Saccharum spp.
quantitative trait locus (QTL)
marker-assisted selection (MAS)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00350/full

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