Molecular basis of trait correlations

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 454-461

  Chen, Yongsheng ^a   Lübberstedt, Thomas ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

CROSSES, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 77955276226     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2010.05.004     Document Type: Review

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