Quantitative trait loci for tassel traits in maize

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1439-1443

  Berke, T G ^a   Rocheford, T R ^b  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE LOCUS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032823176     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.3951439x     Document Type: Article

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