A genetic test of bioactive gibberellins as regulators of heterosis in maize

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 614-617

  Auger, D L ^a,b   Peters, E M ^a   Birchler, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN;

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HETEROSIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; INBRED STRAIN; INTRON; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROSSES, GENETIC; GENES, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; HYBRID VIGOR; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26644468396     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi102     Document Type: Article

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