Models for navigating biological complexity in breeding improved crop plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 587-593

  Hammer, Graeme ^a   Cooper, Mark ^b   Tardieu, François ^c   Welch, Stephen ^d   Walsh, Bruce ^e   van Eeuwijk, Fred ^f   Chapman, Scott ^g   Podlich, Dean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c UMR 759 LEPSE   (France)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Arizona   (United States)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CROP; FLOWER; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; SORGHUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FLOWERS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOTYPE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; SORGHUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33751238801     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2006.10.006     Document Type: Review

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