Harnessing Novel Diversity From Landraces to Improve an Elite Barley Variety

The Spanish Barley Core Collection (SBCC) is a source of genetic variability of potential interest for breeding, particularly for adaptation to Mediterranean environments. Two backcross populations (BC2F5) were developed using the elite cultivar Cierzo as the recurrent parent. The donor parents, nam...

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Main Authors: Arantxa Monteagudo, Ana M. Casas, Carlos P. Cantalapiedra, Bruno Contreras-Moreira, María Pilar Gracia, Ernesto Igartua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00434/full