Quantitative trait loci associated with grain moisture at harvest for line per se and testcross performance in maize: A meta-analysis

Euphytica

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 429-440

  Sala, Rodrigo G ^a,c   Andrade, Fernando H ^a   Cerono, Julio C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b KWS Argentina   (Argentina)

^c MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain moisture; Line per se; Maize; Meta analysis; Testcross

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861235414     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-011-0614-8     Document Type: Article

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