Seed development and inheritance studies in apomictic maize- Tripsacum hybrids reveal barriers for the transfer of apomixis into sexual crops

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 585-596

  Leblanc, Olivier ^a   Grimanelli, Daniel ^a   Hernandez Rodriguez, Martha ^b   Galindo, Pablo A ^b   Soriano Martinez, Ana M ^b,d   Perotti, Enrico ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Epigenetics; Interspecific hybrid; Maize; Seed development

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME MAP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE PLANT; GAMETE; GENE DOSAGE; HYBRID; INHERITANCE; INTROGRESSION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GENOME; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEED DEVELOPMENT; WILD TYPE; CHIMERA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; POACEAE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

TRIPSACUM; ZEA MAYS;

CHIMERA; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; GENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POACEAE; SEEDS;

EID: 68849101009     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082813ol     Document Type: Article

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