QTL mapping and epistasis analysis of brace root traits in maize

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 697-708

  Ku, L X ^a   Sun, Z H ^a   Wang, C L ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Zhao, R F ^a   Liu, H Y ^a   Tai, G Q ^a   Chen, Y H ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epistatic effect; IF2 population; Maize; QTL; RIL; Root architecture

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

EPISTATIC EFFECTS; IMMORTALIZED F2 POPULATION; MAIZE; MAJOR FACTORS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI MAPPINGS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RECOMBINANT INBRED LINES; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT LODGING; YIELD STABILITY;

CHROMOSOMES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865426438     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-011-9655-x     Document Type: Article

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