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A genetic relationship between nitrogen use efficiency and seedling root traits in maize as revealed by QTL analysis.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jun 2015
Li Pengcheng, Chen Fanjun, Cai Hongguang, Liu Jianchao, Pan Qingchun, Liu Zhigang, Gu Riliang, Mi Guohua, Zhang Fusuo, Yuan Lixing
Abstract excerpt
That root system architecture (RSA) has an essential role in nitrogen acquisition is expected in maize, but the genetic relationship between RSA and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) traits remains to be elucidated. Here, the genetic basis of RSA and NUE traits was investigated in maize using a recombination inbred line population that was derived from two lines contrasted for both traits. Under high-nitrogen and...
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