Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf: The Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Deciphering Drought Tolerance in Tall Fescue [ Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.]....Pages 1-7
Evaluation of Perennial Ryegrass Association Mapping Population for Freezing Tolerance Traits....Pages 9-18
Reciprocal Full-sib Recurrent Selection and Tools for Accelerating Genetic Gain in Apomictic Brachiaria ....Pages 19-30
A New Red Clover 2,4-D-Resistant Cultivar to Improve Broadleaf Weed Control and Elucidate the Molecular Mechanism of Resistance....Pages 31-40
Relationship Between Emergence and Genome Content of Iranian Tall Fescue Entries Under Drought Stress....Pages 41-52
Genome-Wide Analysis of AP2/ERF Family Genes in Lotus corniculatus Shows LcERF054 and LcERF080 Enhance Salt Tolerance....Pages 53-68
Zn-Deficiency Responsive Transcripts in Agrostis Species Revealed by mRNA Differential Display....Pages 69-84
Candidate Gene Approach in Miscanthus spp. for Biorefinery....Pages 85-92
Genetic Diversity in Candidate Genes for Developmental Traits and Cell Wall Characteristics in Perennial Ryegrass ( Lolium perenne )....Pages 93-109
Advances in Forage and Turf Biotechnology in China....Pages 111-122
Yield Components of Three Brachiaria Species Harvested at Two Cutting Frequencies in Hueytamalco, Puebla, Mexico....Pages 123-130
Use of SSR Markers to Increase Forage Yield in Timoty ( Phleum pratense L.)....Pages 131-142
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers for Allele Quantification in Lolium (Poaceae): Development and First Applications....Pages 143-163
Origins of Diploid Dactylis from China as Determined by ITS Sequences....Pages 165-171
A Study on Cold Tolerance Transgenic Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) with the AmDHN Gene....Pages 173-181
The Intron in an Albumin Gene from Sunflower Increases Expression of SFA8 ....Pages 183-191
Back Matter....Pages 193-194