Molecular and functional diversity of maize

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-176

  Buckler, Edward S ^a   Gaut, Brandon S ^b   McMullen, Michael D ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS); ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33344471412     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.01.013     Document Type: Review

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