Genetics and Breeding for Productivity Traits in Forage and Bioenergy Grasses

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herbage quality; herbage yield; hybrid; heterosis; inbreeding; marker assisted selection; outbreeding species; forage species; connected populations; MCQTL; forage; transgenic; breeding strategy; pasture; GMO; co-existence; anther culture; doubled haploid (DH); forage crops; microspore culture; perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.); plant breeding; cocksfoot; digestibility; genotype by environment; maturity; rust; water soluble carbohydrates; China; alfalfa; varieties; breeding; selection; Medicago sativa L.; arid ecosystems; cold-desert; high-elevation; interspecific hybrids; self-incompatibility; analysis of molecular variance; breeding; fixation index; genetic conservation; private allele; flowering; Arabidopsis; grasses; photoperiod; circadian clock; forage legumes; non-soluble carbohydrates; starch; water soluble carbohydrates; CBF; climate change; cold acclimation; de-acclimation; freezing; growth; light; photoperiod; seasonality; stress; temperature; winter survival; Napier grass; elephant grass; Uganda grass; Pennisetum purpureum; diversity analysis; characterization; phenotype; genotype; red clover; variability; phytoestrogen; fructan; ryegrass; Lolium perenne; transgenic; cisgenic