Analysis of the genetic basis of heterosis in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) via comparative QTL mapping and expression QTL analysis

Applicant Professor Dr. Rod Snowdon

Subject Area Plant Breeding and Plant Pathology

Term from 2003 to 2011

Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5410322

Final Report Year 2010

Final Report Abstract

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(2006) Surveying genetic diversity in the Brassica napus gene pool using SSR markers. Genet Res Crop Evol 53:793–802
Hasan M, Seyis F, Badani AG, Pons-Kuhnemann J, Lühs W, Friedt W, Snowdon RJ
(2007) New oilseed rape (Brassica napus) hybrids with high levels of heterosis for seed yield under marginal conditions. Breeding Sci 57:315-320
Gehringer A, Spiller T, Basunanda P, Snowdon R, Friedt W
(2010) Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci involved in heterosis for seedling and yield traits in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Theor Appl Genet 120:271-281
Basunanda P, Radoev M, Ecke W, Friedt W, Becker HC, Snowdon RJ