Genetic control of prolificacy and related traits in the golden glow maize population: I. Phenotypic evaluation

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1361-1369

  De Leon, N ^a   Coors, J G ^a   Kaeppler, S M ^a   Rosa, G J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS; ZEA MAYS SUBSP. PARVIGLUMIS;

EID: 22844451410     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.0486     Document Type: Article

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