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Using molecular markers to identify two major loci controlling carotenoid contents in maize grain.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jan 2008
Chander Subhash, Guo Y Q, Yang X H, Zhang J, Lu X Q, Yan J B, Song T M, Rocheford T R, Li J S
Abstract excerpt
Maize is an important source of pro-vitamin A; beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin, and the non-pro-vitamin A carotenoids including lutein and zeaxanthin. In the present study, a recombinant inbred (RI) population with 233 RI lines derived from a cross between By804 and B73 was employed to detect QTL for these nutritionally important components in maize grain. High Performance Liquid...
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