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The growths of leaves, shoots, roots and reproductive organs partly share their genetic control in maize plants.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Jun 2013
Dignat G, Welcker C, Sawkins M, Ribaut J M, Tardieu F
Abstract excerpt
We have tested to what extent the growth ability of several organs of maize share a common genetic control. Every night, leaf elongation rate reaches a maximum value (LERmax ) that has a high heritability, is repeatable between experiments and is correlated with final leaf length. Firstly, we sum...
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