Exploitation of heterosis for carotenoid content in African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) and its correlation with esterase polymorphism

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 771-776

  Sreekala, C ^a,b   Raghava, S P S ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Combining ability; Gene action; Heterosis; Isozymes; Lutein; Xanthophyll esters

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; DISEASES; ENZYMES; ESTERS;

CAROTENOIDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EMBRYOPHYTA; TAGETES; TAGETES ERECTA;

EID: 0038531072     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-002-1143-6     Document Type: Article

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