Isolation and characterization of a new mutant allele of brachytic 2 maize gene

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-91

  Pilu, Roberto ^a   Cassani, Elena ^a   Villa, Daniele ^a   Curiale, Serena ^a   Panzeri, Dario ^a   Badone, Francesco Cerino ^a   Landoni, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auxin polar transport; Brachytic 2 gene; Leaf angle; Maize; Mutant; PCR based molecular marker

Indexed keywords

CLONING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AUXIN POLAR TRANSPORT; BRACHYTIC 2 GENE; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; LEAF ANGLE; MAIZE; MOLECULAR MARKER; MUTANT; MUTANT ALLELES; PCR BASED MOLECULAR MARKER; PLANT HEIGHT;

GENES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547136449     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-006-9073-7     Document Type: Article

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