Identification of quantitative trait loci under drought conditions in tropical maize. 1. Flowering parameters and the anthesis-silking interval

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 905-914

  Ribaut, J M ^a   Hoisington, D A ^a   Deutsch, J A ^b   Jiang, C ^a   Gonzalez De Leon, D ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthesis silking interval; Drought; Quantitative trait loci; RFLP; Tropical maize

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029739388     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00221905     Document Type: Article

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