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Molecular marker analyses in alfalfa and related species

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Alfalfa, Medicago sativa L., a highly productive forage species, grows throughout the temperate regions of the world and produces premium quality hay, silage, and pasturage. Alfalfa originated near the Caspian Sea in northern Iran and northeastern Turkey; its cultivation spread throughout the Mediterranean region and into Germany, France, and China by the time of the Roman Empire (Bolton 1962). Today, alfalfa is raised on all continents and is currently cultivated on more than 32 million hectares worldwide (Michaud et al. 1988). The genus Medicago is highly diverse, including not only perennial, cultivated alfalfa but also several annual forage species and many other species that undoubtedly represent potentially useful germplasm sources for further improvement of the cultivated species.

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    E. C. Brummer

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    M. K. Sledge, J. H. Bouton & G. Kochert

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Brummer, E.C., Sledge, M.K., Bouton, J.H., Kochert, G. (2001). Molecular marker analyses in alfalfa and related species. In: Phillips, R.L., Vasil, I.K. (eds) DNA-Based Markers in Plants. Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9815-6_10

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