Experimental evidence for the ancestry of allotetraploid <it>Trifolium repens</it> and creation of synthetic forms with value for plant breeding

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>White clover (<it>Trifolium repens</it>) is a ubiquitous weed of the temperate world that through use of improved cultivars has also become the most important legume of grazed pastures world-wide. It has long been suspect...

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Main Authors: Williams Warren M, Ellison Nicholas W, Ansari Helal A, Verry Isabelle M, Hussain S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/55