Genetic dissection of tocopherol content and composition in maize grain using quantitative trait loci analysis and the candidate gene approach

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-365

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

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Maize; Quantitative trait loci (QTL); Tocopherol; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

GENES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CANDIDATE GENES; GENETIC DISSECTION; LOCI ANALYSIS; MAIZE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TOCOPHEROL; TOCOPHEROL COMPOSITIONS; TOCOPHEROL CONTENTS; VITAMIN-E;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 50249090981     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-008-9180-8     Document Type: Article

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