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Based on the review of previous research on various crops, including pigeon pea, chickpea, faba bean, durum wheat, barley and rice, the study shows that crop populations obtained from multi-parent crosses enable a genetic analysis of complex traits in different crops and facilitate modern as well as conventional plant breeding.
Study sheds new light on multi-parent populations’ potential for crop breeding
Thursday, 20 August, 2020
A recent study by an international team of scientists gives a new insight into how multi-parent populations (MPPs) can be better used for crop research, development and breeding.
Published in Heredity, an official journal of the Genetics Society, the study proposes an ideal package of genotypic, phenotypic and germplasm resources that MPPs should feature to realize their full potential.