Genetic improvement of sorghum as a biofuel feedstock: II. QTL for stem and leaf structural carbohydrates

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2180-2193

  Murray, Seth C ^a   Rooney, William L ^b   Mitchell, Sharon E ^a   Sharma, Arun ^b   Klein, Patricia E ^c   Mullet, John E ^b   Kresovich, Stephen ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 57149105906     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.01.0068     Document Type: Article

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