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Mapping of a major QTL for salt tolerance of mature field-grown maize plants based on SNP markers.
BMC plant biology - 15 Aug 2017
Luo Meijie, Zhao Yanxin, Zhang Ruyang, Xing Jinfeng, Duan Minxiao, Li Jingna, Wang Naishun, Wang Wenguang, Zhang Shasha, Chen Zhihui, Zhang Huasheng, Shi Zi, Song Wei, Zhao Jiuran
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BACKGROUND: Salt stress significantly restricts plant growth and production. Maize is an important food and economic crop but is also a salt sensitive crop. Identification of the genetic architecture controlling salt tolerance facilitates breeders to select salt tolerant lines. However, the critical quantitative trait loci (QTLs) responsible for the salt tolerance of field-grown maize plants are still unknown....
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