Phenotypic characterization of quality protein maize endosperm modification and amino acid contents in a segregating recombinant inbred population

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1714-1722

  Gutierrez Rojas, Andres ^a,e   Scott, M Paul ^b   Leyva, Otto R ^c   Menz, Monica ^a,d   Betrán, Javier ^a,d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

^d Syngenta Seeds SAS   (France)

^e SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 54949105026     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.08.0429     Document Type: Article

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