Isolation and characterization of rtcs, a maize mutant deficient in the formation of nodal roots

Plant Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 845-857

  Hetz, Winfried ^a   Hochholdinger, Frank ^a   Schwall, Michael ^b   Feix, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030498252     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.10050845.x     Document Type: Article

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