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Large scale molecular analysis of traditional European maize populations. Relationships with morphological variation.
Heredity - 1 May 2001
Rebourg C, Gouesnard B, Charcosset A
Abstract excerpt
A representative sample of 130 European traditional maize populations was analysed for both their morphological and molecular variation. The morphological analysis of 19 variables revealed a significant variability. Correlation analysis allowed us to distinguish between traits affected by earliness (plant and ear height) and structural traits (plant architecture, grain structure). Two main morphological types...
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