Genome Wide Associations of Growth, Phenology, and Plasticity Traits in Willow [Salix viminalis (L.)]

The short rotation biomass crop willow (Salix genera) has been of interest for bioenergy but recently also for biofuel production. For a faster development of new varieties molecular markers could be used as selection tool in an early stage of the breeding cycle. To identify markers associated with...

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Main Authors: Henrik R. Hallingbäck, Sofia Berlin, Nils-Erik Nordh, Martin Weih, Ann-Christin Rönnberg-Wästljung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00753/full