Identification of glutinous maize landraces and inbred lines with altered transcription of waxy gene

J Bao, J Yao, J Zhu, W Hu, D Cai, Y Li, Q Shu, L Fan - Molecular breeding, 2012 - Springer
Waxy maize has little or very low content of amylose (< 5%) in grain starch and carries null
mutations of the waxy (Wx) gene. With important uses as fresh maize or as an ingredient in …

Heterotic Trait Locus (HTL) Mapping Identifies Intra-Locus Interactions That Underlie Reproductive Hybrid Vigor in Sorghum bicolor

I Ben-Israel, B Kilian, H Nida, E Fridman - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Identifying intra-locus interactions underlying heterotic variation among whole-genome
hybrids is a key to understanding mechanisms of heterosis and exploiting it for crop and …

[PDF][PDF] Natural genetic variation for root traits among diversity lines of maize (Zea mays L.)

LP Manavalan, T Musket, HT Nguyen - Maydica, 2012 - Citeseer
The natural genetic variation for root traits especially rooting depth and distribution is
essential for plants to adapt to adverse soil conditions including water deficit, flooding …

Spatial structure and climatic adaptation in African maize revealed by surveying SNP diversity in relation to global breeding and landrace panels

OT Westengen, PR Berg, MP Kent, AK Brysting - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Climate change threatens maize productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. To ensure
food security, access to locally adapted genetic resources and varieties is an important …

Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of isogenic doubled haploid exotic introgression lines in maize

EA Brenner, M Blanco, C Gardner, T Lübberstedt - Molecular breeding, 2012 - Springer
We characterized the genotypic and phenotypic variation in cell wall digestibility (CWD) and
other agronomic traits of 50 backcross 1 generation doubled haploid (BC1DH) lines …

Envisioning the transition to a next‐generation biofuels industry in the US Midwest

I Dweikat, C Weil, S Moose, L Kochian… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Corn grain ethanol production is a mature industry built on a Midwestern agricultural
infrastructure. Second‐and third‐generation biofuels and bio‐based products industries …

Comparison of biometrical approaches for QTL detection in multiple segregating families

W Liu, JC Reif, N Ranc, GD Porta… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2012 - Springer
Detection of QTL in multiple segregating families possesses many advantages over the
classical QTL mapping in biparental populations. It has thus become increasingly popular …

Origin, fate, and architecture of ecologically relevant genetic variation

RI Colautti, CR Lee, T Mitchell-Olds - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent advances in molecular genetics combined with field manipulations are yielding new
insight into the origin, evolutionary fate, and genetic architecture of phenotypic variation in …

QTLs for resistance to the false brome rust Puccinia brachypodii in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon L.

M Barbieri, TC Marcel, RE Niks, E Francia… - …, 2012 - cdnsciencepub.com
The potential of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon L.(Brachypodium) for studying
grass–pathogen interactions is still underexploited. We aimed to identify genomic regions in …

[PDF][PDF] 基于多个相关群体的玉米雄穗相关性状QTL 分析

杨钊钊, 李永祥, 刘成, 刘志斋, 李春辉, 李清超, 彭勃… - 2012 - academia.edu
基于多个相关群体的玉米雄穗相关性状QTL 分析 Page 1 作物学报ACTA AGRONOMICA
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