Identification of QTLs for plant height, ear height and grain yield in maize (Zea mays L.) in response to nitrogen and phosphorus supply

Plant Breeding

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 502-510

  Cai, Hongguang ^a,b   Chu, Qun ^a   Gu, Riliang ^a   Yuan, Lixing ^a   Liu, Jianchao ^a   Zhang, Xiuzhi ^b   Chen, Fanjun ^a   Mi, Guohua ^a   Zhang, Fusuo ^a  

^a MOE   (China)

^b JILIN ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ear height; Grain yield; Maize (Zea mays L.); Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Plant height; QTLs

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864013142     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2012.01963.x     Document Type: Article

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