Bulk segregant analysis with molecular markers and its use for improving drought resistance in maize

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 337, 1999, Pages 1299-1306

  Quarrie, Steve A ^a   Lazić Jančić, Vesna ^b   Kovačević, Dragan ^b   Steed, Andy ^a   Pekić, Sofija ^c  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Maize Research Institute   (Yugoslavia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bulk segregant analysis (BSA); Drought resistance; Genetic maps; Maize; Molecular markers; Zea mays (L.)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039552099     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.337.1299     Document Type: Review

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