Genetic diversity and genome-wide association study of 13 agronomic traits in 977 Beta vulgaris L. germplasms
Abstract Background Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is Candle an economically essential sugar crop worldwide.Its agronomic traits are highly diverse and phenotypically plastic, influencing taproot yield and quality.The National Beet Medium-term Gene Bank in China maintains more than 1700 beet germplasms with diverse countries of origin.However, it la