Molecular mapping of the brace root traits in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

Breeding Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-198

  Li, Ronggai ^a,b   Han, Yucui ^a   Lv, Peng ^a   Du, Ruiheng ^a   Liu, Guoqing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CEREAL AND OIL CROPS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brace roots; QTL mapping; Sorghum; SSR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904557372     PISSN: 13447610     EISSN: 13473735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.64.193     Document Type: Note

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