Interspecific hybridization of plants and resistance to herbivores: hypotheses, genetics, and variable responses in a diverse herbivore community

RS Fritz, CM Nichols-Orians, SJ Brunsfeld - Oecologia, 1994 - Springer
We studied the morphology, molecular genetics, and hebivory of two species of willows
(Salix sericea and S. eriocephala) and their interspecific hybrids to test four alternative …

Genetic localization of foraging (for): a major gene for larval behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.

JS de Belle, AJ Hilliker, MB Sokolowski - Genetics, 1989 - academic.oup.com
Localizing genes for quantitative traits by conventional recombination mapping is a
formidable challenge because environmental variation, minor genes, and genetic markers …

Role of physiology in improving crop adaptation to abiotic stresses in the tropics: The case of common bean and tropical forages

IM Rao - Handbook of plant and crop physiology, 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
In the course of evolution, plants have developed so that their life cycle, growth habit, and
other expressions of survival are adapted to specific environmental conditions. The term …

Linkages between restriction fragment length, isozyme, and morphological markers in lentil

MJ Havey, FJ Muehlbauer - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1989 - Springer
A genetic linkage map of lentil comprising 333 centimorgans (cM) was constructed from 20
restriction fragment length, 8 isozyme, and 6 morphological markers segregating in a single …

[HTML][HTML] The genetic dissection of quantitative traits in crops

K Semagn, Å Bjørnstad, Y Xu - Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2010 - SciELO Chile
Most traits of interest in plant breeding show quantitative inheritance, which complicate the
breeding process since phenotypic performances only partially reflects the genetic values of …

Molecular marker-facilitated studies in an elite maize population: I. Linkage analysis and determination of QTL for morphological traits

LR Veldboom, M Lee, WL Woodman - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1994 - Springer
Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) and one morphological marker were
used to investigate quantitative trait loci (QTL) for morphological and physiological traits …

Toward an integrated linkage map of common bean. III. Mapping genetic factors controlling host-bacteria interactions.

RO Nodari, SM Tsai, P Guzman, RL Gilbertson… - Genetics, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-based genetic linkage maps allow us to
dissect the genetic control of quantitative traits (QT) by locating individual quantitative trait …

[HTML][HTML] Heterosis: many genes, many mechanisms—end the search for an undiscovered unifying theory

S Kaeppler - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012 - hindawi.com
Heterosis is the increase in vigor that is observed in progenies of matings of diverse
individuals from different species, isolated populations, or selected strains within species or …

Effects of P element insertions on quantitative traits in Drosophila melanogaster.

TF Mackay, RF Lyman, MS Jackson - Genetics, 1992 - academic.oup.com
P element mutagenesis was used to construct 94 third chromosome lines of Drosophila
melanogaster which contained on average 3.1 stable P element inserts, in an inbred host …

Identification of candidate genome regions controlling disease resistance in Arachis

SCM Leal-Bertioli, ACVF José, DMT Alves-Freitas… - BMC Plant …, 2009 - Springer
Background Worldwide, diseases are important reducers of peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
yield. Sources of resistance against many diseases are available in cultivated peanut …