Genetic analysis of maize root characteristics in response to low nitrogen stress

Plant and Soil

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 369-382

  Chun, Liang ^a   Mi, Guohua ^a   Li, Jiansheng ^a   Chen, Fanjun ^a   Zhang, Fusuo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GCA; Maize (Zea Mays L.); Nitrogen; Root morphology; SCA

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIMITING FACTOR; MAIZE; NITROGEN; ROOT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 28344434975     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-5876-2     Document Type: Article

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