Molecular characterization of a brown midrib3 deletion mutation in maize

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Morrow, S L ^a   Mascia, P ^a   Self, K A ^a   Altschuler, M ^b  

^a CARGILL INC   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bm3; Brown midrib; Deletion; Lignin; Maize; O methyltransferase; PCR

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BM3; BROWN MIDRIBS; CAFFEIC ACIDS; DELETION; DELETION MUTATIONS; MAIZE; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; PCR; WILD TYPES;

GENES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0001199987     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009606422975     Document Type: Article

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