Genetic basis of variation for salt tolerance in maize (Zea mays L).

Euphytica

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 145-150

  Rao, Sajjad Ali ^a   McNeilly, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maize; North Carolina model 2; Salinity tolerance; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITY; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0344604487     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003612411293     Document Type: Article

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