Genetic analysis of osmotic adjustment in crop plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 332, 1999, Pages 291-302

  Zhang, Jingxian ^a   Nguyen, Henry T ^a   Blum, A ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Molecular marker; Osmotic adjustment; Quantitative trait loci (QTL)

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INHERITANCE; PLANT GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SALT TOLERANCE;

EID: 0032992279     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.332.291     Document Type: Article

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