Hidden Effects of Seed Quality Breeding on Germination in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)

Intense selection for specific seed qualities in winter oilseed rape breeding has had an inadvertent negative influence on seed germination performance. In a panel of 215 diverse winter oilseed rape varieties spanning over 50 years of breeding progress in winter-type rapeseed, we found that low seed...

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Main Authors: Sarah Hatzig, Frank Breuer, Nathalie Nesi, Sylvie Ducournau, Marie-Helene Wagner, Gunhild Leckband, Amine Abbadi, Rod J. Snowdon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00419/full