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[Construction of a SSR linkage map and mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for leaf angle and leaf orientation with an elite maize hybrid].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Sept 2007
Lu Ming, Zhou Fang, Xie Chuan-Xiao, Li Ming-Shun, Xu Yun-Bi, Marilyn Warburton, Zhang Shi-Huang
Abstract excerpt
Maize (Zea mays L.) breeders have begun selecting for more compact plants for higher density planting in order to increase yield per unit area. Leaf angle and leaf orientation are very important traits affecting maize plant type (compactness). In this study, a genetic linkage map containing 138 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers was constructed based on a mapping population consisting of 500 F2 individuals from...
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