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Use of genotype-environment interactions to elucidate the pattern of maize root plasticity to nitrogen deficiency.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Mar 2016
Li Pengcheng, Zhuang Zhongjuan, Cai Hongguang, Cheng Shuai, Soomro Ayaz Ali, Liu Zhigang, Gu Riliang, Mi Guohua, Yuan Lixing, Chen Fanjun
Abstract excerpt
Maize (Zea mays L.) root morphology exhibits a high degree of phenotypic plasticity to nitrogen (N) deficiency, but the underlying genetic architecture remains to be investigated. Using an advanced BC4 F3 population, we investigated the root growth plasticity under two contrasted N levels and identified the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with QTL-environment (Q × E) interaction effects. Principal components...
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