Abstract Background and Aims Advanced phenoty**, ie the application of automated, high-
throughput methods to characterize plant architecture and performance, has the potential to …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

A map** population was created to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) for resistance to
stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola in Lolium perenne. A susceptible …

In the temperate regions of the world ryegrasses comprise the main sown forage grasses of
which the outbreeding perennial, Italian and Westerwolths ryegrasses are the most …

Background Self-incompatibility (SI) systems prevent self-fertilization in several species of
Poaceae, many of which are economically important forage, bioenergy and turf grasses. Self …

Perennial ryegrass (L olium perenne L.) is the most important forage crop in temperate
livestock agriculture. Its nutritional quality has significant impact on the quality of meat and …

Abstract Background Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are increasingly becoming
the DNA marker system of choice due to their prevalence in the genome and their ability to …

Background Grasses are among the most important and widely cultivated plants on Earth.
They provide high quality fodder for livestock, are used for turf and amenity purposes, and …

Abstract Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is one of the most important forage
grasses of temperate regions. It is characterized by a high level of within cultivar diversity …

Background Genetic markers and linkage map** are basic prerequisites for marker-
assisted selection and map-based cloning. In the case of the key grassland species Lolium …