QTL detection for grain oil and starch content and their associations in two connected F2:3 populations in high-oil maize

Euphytica

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-252

  Wang, Y Z ^a   Li, J Z ^a   Li, Y L ^a   Wei, M G ^a   Li, X H ^a   Fu, J F ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High oil maize; Multiple trait joint QTL mapping; Oil and starch content; QTL analysis; QTL consistency

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953321121     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-010-0123-1     Document Type: Article

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