Fine mapping and candidate gene prediction of a pleiotropic quantitative trait locus for yield-related trait in Zea mays.

The yield of maize grain is a highly complex quantitative trait that is controlled by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with small effects, and is frequently influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Thus, it is challenging to clone a QTL for grain yield in the maize genome. Pr...

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Main Authors: Ruixiang Liu, Haitao Jia, Xiaoliang Cao, Jun Huang, Feng Li, Yongsheng Tao, Fazhan Qiu, Yonglian Zheng, Zuxin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3504098?pdf=render