Identification of a QTL for plant height in a new dwarf germplasm of maize

Acta Agronomica Sinica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-260

  Shi, Yun Su ^a   Yu, Yong Tao ^a   Song, Yan Chun ^a   Liu, Zhi Zhai ^a   Li, Yu ^a   Wang, Tian Yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Dwarf germplasm; Maize; Plant height; QTL; SSR

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955113693     PISSN: 18752780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-2780(09)60034-1     Document Type: Article

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