Satellite Symposium 5: Molecular Breeding
Description
Key points
- Medicago truncatula is a model legume with available mapping, genome, and RNA, protein and metabolite profiling databases and genetically diverse populations.
- Genomics resources developed for M. truncatula have application in the study and improvement of alfalfa making it an excellent model for this forage legume.
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Translational Genomics for Alfalfa Varietal Improvement
Key points
- Medicago truncatula is a model legume with available mapping, genome, and RNA, protein and metabolite profiling databases and genetically diverse populations.
- Genomics resources developed for M. truncatula have application in the study and improvement of alfalfa making it an excellent model for this forage legume.
