Quantitative trait loci for grain moisture at harvest and field grain drying rate in maize (Zea mays, L.)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 462-471

  Sala, Rodrigo G ^a,b   Andrade, Fernando H ^a,b   Camadro, Elsa L ^a,b   Cerono, Julio C ^c,d  

^a Capital Federal ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Monsanto Argentina   (Argentina)

^d KWS Argentina SA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HARVESTING; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

GRAIN DRYING; LINKAGE GROUPS; MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS; TRAIT LOCI;

CROPS;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENETIC MARKERS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

FARM CROPS; GRAIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 30544449207     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-005-0146-5     Document Type: Article

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