Variation among Andean races of maize for cold tolerance during heterotrophic and early autotrophic growth

Euphytica

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-41

  Brandolini, A ^a,d   Landi, P ^b   Monfredini, G ^a   Tano, F ^c  

^a Exp Inst Cereal Res Bergamo S   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Exp Inst Cereal Res S A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Andean maize; Cold tolerance; Germplasm evaluation; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ANDES; AUTOTROPHY; COLD TOLERANCE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; MALT; PLANT PRODUCT; STRESS TOLERANCE;

EID: 0033993701     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003710431416     Document Type: Article

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