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Mapping QTLs for root system architecture of maize (Zea mays L.) in the field at different developmental stages.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Oct 2012
Cai Hongguang, Chen Fanjun, Mi Guohua, Zhang Fusuo, Maurer Hans Peter, Liu Wenxin, Reif Jochen C, Yuan Lixing
Abstract excerpt
Root system architecture (RSA) is seldom considered as a selection criterion to improve yield in maize breeding, mainly because of the practical difficulties with their evaluation under field conditions. In the present study, phenotypic profiling of 187 advanced-backcross BC(4)F(3) maize lines (Ye478 × Wu312) was conducted at different developmental stages under field conditions at two locations (Dongbeiwang in...
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