Comprehensive phenotypic analysis and quantitative trait locus identification for grain mineral concentration, content, and yield in maize (Zea mays L.)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1777-1789

  Gu, Riliang ^a   Chen, Fanjun ^a   Liu, Bingran ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Liu, Jianchao ^a   Li, Pengcheng ^a   Pan, Qingchun ^a   Pace, Jordon ^b   Soomro, Ayaz Ali ^a   Lübberstedt, Thomas ^b   Mi, Guohua ^a   Yuan, Lixing ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; LOCATION; MINERALS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHROMOSOMAL REGIONS; GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); MN CONCENTRATIONS; PHENOTYPIC ANALYSIS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RECOMBINANT INBRED;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ZEA MAYS;

COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MAIZE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT SEED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

COPPER; EDIBLE GRAIN; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERALS; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT BREEDING; POTASSIUM; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS; ZINC;

EID: 84939465803     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-015-2546-5     Document Type: Article

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