Genotypic variation for root architecture traits in seedlings of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines

Plant Breeding

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 465-478

  Kumar, Bharath ^a   Abdel Ghani, Adel H ^b   Reyes Matamoros, Jenaro ^c   Hochholdinger, Frank ^d   Lübberstedt, Thomas ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Maize inbred lines; Root architecture; Seedlings

Indexed keywords

EUCLIDIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863992907     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2012.01980.x     Document Type: Article

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