QTL mapping of seedling tolerance to exposure to low temperature in the maize IBM RIL population.

Maize is a cold sensitive crop that exhibits severe retardation of growth and development when exposed to cold spells during and right after germination, including the slowdown in development of new leaves and in formation of the photosynthetic apparatus. Improving cold tolerance in maize would allo...

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Main Authors: Raeann Goering, Siri Larsen, Jia Tan, James Whelan, Irina Makarevitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254437