Using molecular markers to identify two major loci controlling carotenoid contents in maize grain

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-233

  Chander, Subhash ^a   Guo, Y Q ^a   Yang, X H ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Lu, X Q ^a   Yan, J B ^a   Song, T M ^a   Rocheford, T R ^b   Li, J S ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; GENES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUTRITION; VITAMINS;

CRYPTOXANTHIN; MOLECULAR MARKERS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATIONS;

CROPS;

CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

BREEDING; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENETIC MARKERS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37349123499     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-007-0661-7     Document Type: Article

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