Crossing methods and cultivation conditions for rapid production of segregating populations in three grain amaranth species

Grain amaranths (Amaranthus spp.) have been cultivated for thousands of years in Central and South America. Their grains are of high nutritional value, but the low yield needs to be increased by selection of superior genotypes from genetically diverse breeding populations. Amaranths are adapted to h...

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Main Authors: Markus G Stetter, Leo eZeitler, Adrian eSteinhaus, Karoline eKroener, Michelle eBiljecki, Karl J Schmid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.00816/full