Mapping and validation of the quantitative trait loci for leaf stay-green-associated parameters in maize

Plant Breeding

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 188-196

  Yang, Zhen ^a   Li, Xin ^b   Zhang, Ning ^b   Wang, Xiaolei ^b   Zhang, Yuna ^b   Ding, Yulong ^a   Kuai, Benke ^b   Huang, Xueqing ^b  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ear leaves; maize; quantitative trait loci mapping; stay green; yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011645584     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12451     Document Type: Article

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