Genetic composition of contemporary U.S. commercial dent corn germplasm

Crop Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 592-599

  Mikel, Mark A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Maize Lineage LLC   (United States)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952483763     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2010.06.0332     Document Type: Article

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