Erratum to: A candidate gene-based association study of tocopherol content and composition in rapeseed (Brassica napus) (Front. Plant Sci., (2012), 3, 10.3389/fpls.2012.00129);A candidate gene-based association study of tocopherol content and composition in rapeseed (Brassica napus)

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue JUN, 2012, Pages

  Fritsche, Steffi ^a   Wang, Xingxing ^b   Li, Jinquan ^c   Stich, Benjamin ^c   Kopisch Obuch, Friedrich J ^a   Endrigkeit, Jessica ^a   Leckband, Gunhild ^d   Dreyer, Felix ^d   Friedt, Wolfgang ^e   Meng, Jinling ^b   Jung, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans Georg Lembke KG   (Germany)

^e JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association study; Brassica napus; Candidate genes; SNP identification; Tocopherol (vitamin E)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870960471     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00069     Document Type: Erratum

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