Two-generation marker-aided backcrossing for rapid conversion of normal maize lines to quality protein maize (QPM)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 888-897

  Babu, R ^a   Nair, S K ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Venkatesh, S ^b   Sekhar, J C ^b   Singh, N N ^b   Srinivasan, G ^c   Gupta, H S ^a  

^a VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF HILL AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MAIZE RESEARCH   (India)

^c INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; CROPS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BIOCHEMICAL TRAITS; CORN GERMPLASM; QUALITY PROTEIN MAIZE (QPM); TWO-GENERATION MARKER-AIDED BACKCROSSING;

PROTEINS;

ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; INBREEDING; MAIZE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT SEED; STANDARD;

CROSSES, GENETIC; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, PLANT; INBREEDING; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEEDS; SELECTION (GENETICS); ZEA MAYS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CORN; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26944481919     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-005-0011-6     Document Type: Article

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