Identification of kernel iron- and zinc-rich maize inbreds and analysis of genetic diversity using microsatellite markers

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-233

  Chakraborti, Mridul ^a,c   Prasanna, B M ^a,d   Hossain, Firoz ^a   Mazumdar, Sonali ^a,e   Singh, Anju M ^a   Guleria, Satish ^b   Gupta, H S ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CSK HIMACHAL PRADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^e ICAR Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research   (India)

Author keywords

Diversity; Iron; Maize; SSRs; Stability; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959651888     PISSN: 09717811     EISSN: 09741275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13562-011-0050-9     Document Type: Article

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