Improving suboptimal temperature tolerance in maize - The search for variation

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 296, 1996, Pages 307-323

  Greaves, John A ^a  

^a JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding; Chilling tolerance; Genes; Maize

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030069424     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.3.307     Document Type: Review

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