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Genetic analysis of three maize husk traits by QTL mapping in a maize-teosinte population.
BMC genomics - 26 May 2021
Zhang Xiaolei, Lu Ming, Xia Aiai, Xu Tao, Cui Zhenhai, Zhang Ruiying, Liu Wenguo, He Yan
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BACKGROUND: The maize husk consists of numerous leafy layers and plays vital roles in protecting the ear from pathogen infection and dehydration. Teosinte, the wild ancestor of maize, has about three layers of small husk outer covering the ear. Although several quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying husk morphology variation have been reported, the genetic basis of husk traits between teosinte and maize remains...
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