Satellite Symposium 5: Molecular Breeding

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Key points

  1. Medicago truncatula is a model legume with available mapping, genome, and RNA, protein and metabolite profiling databases and genetically diverse populations.
  2. 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

  1. Medicago truncatula is a model legume with available mapping, genome, and RNA, protein and metabolite profiling databases and genetically diverse populations.
  2. Genomics resources developed for M. truncatula have application in the study and improvement of alfalfa making it an excellent model for this forage legume.