Spatial distribution and phenotypic variation in root cortical aerenchyma of maize (Zea mays L.)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 263-274

  Burton, Amy L ^b   Lynch, Jonathan P ^a   Brown, Kathleen M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerenchyma; Anatomy; Maize; Phenotypic variation; Root class; Root cortex; Root cortical aerenchyma; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION; RESPIRATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878571513     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1453-7     Document Type: Article

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