Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with low boron stress that regulate root and shoot growth in Brassica napus seedlings

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 393-406

  Shi, Lei ^a,b   Yang, Jinpeng ^b   Liu, Jia ^a   Li, Ruiyuan ^a   Long, Yan ^a   Xu, Fangsen ^a,b   Meng, Jinling ^a  

^a Huazhong Agricultural University   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boron efficiency; Brassica napus; Candidate genes; QTL; Shoot and root growth

Indexed keywords

BORON; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION STATISTICS; TROPICS;

BORON EFFICIENCY; BRASSICA NAPUS; CANDIDATE GENES; DRY WEIGHT; PRIMARY ROOT LENGTHS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; ROOT AND SHOOTS; ROOT DRY WEIGHT; ROOT GROWTH; SHOOT GROWTH;

EFFICIENCY;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 84861745969     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-011-9629-z     Document Type: Article

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