Maize silk maysin concentration and corn earworm antibiosis: QTLS and genetic mechanisms

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 461-471

  Byrne, P F ^a   McMullen, M D ^b   Wiseman, B R ^c   Snook, M E ^d   Musket, T A ^b   Theuri, J M ^b   Widstrom, N W ^c   Coe, E H ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; EPISTASIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC REGULATION; GEORGIA; GLYCOSYL FLAVONE; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

HELICOVERPA ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031840949     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800020032x     Document Type: Article

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