Genetic analysis of agronomic traits associated with plant architecture by QTL mapping in maize

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1243-1253

  Zheng, Z P ^a   Liu, X H ^b  

^a Nanchong Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (China)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Maize; Nitrogen regime; Plant architecture; QTL

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR HEIGHT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; LEAF NUMBER; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT STRUCTURES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876565672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2013.April.17.3     Document Type: Article

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