Quantitative trait loci associated with different polar metabolites in perennial ryegrass - providing scope for breeding towards increasing certain polar metabolites.
Alexandre FoitoChristine Anne HackettDerek StewartJanaki VelmuruganDan MilbourneStephen L ByrneSusanne BarthPublished in: BMC genetics (2017)
These results highlight the potential of utilising molecular assisted breeding in perennial ryegrass to modulate a range of biochemical quality traits with downstream effects in livestock productivity and ruminal digestion.