Selection for reduced Fusarium ear rot and fumonisin content in advanced backcross maize lines and their topcross hybrids

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2249-2260

  Eller, Magen S ^a   Payne, Gary A ^b   Holland, James B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650082599     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2009.11.0683     Document Type: Article

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