Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Genes That Affect Plant Height in Chinese Elite Maize (Zea mays L.) Inbred Lines

Jianfeng Weng; Chuanxiao Xie; Zhuanfang Hao; Jianjun Wang; Changlin Liu; Mingshun Li; Degui Zhang; Li Bai; Shihuang Zhang; Xinhai Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029229

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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Genes That Affect Plant Height in Chinese Elite Maize (Zea mays L.) Inbred Lines

Jianfeng Weng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jianfeng Weng, Chuanxiao Xie, Zhuanfang Hao

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Chuanxiao Xie ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jianfeng Weng, Chuanxiao Xie, Zhuanfang Hao

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Zhuanfang Hao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jianfeng Weng, Chuanxiao Xie, Zhuanfang Hao

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Jianjun Wang,

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Changlin Liu,

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Mingshun Li,

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Degui Zhang,

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Li Bai,

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Shihuang Zhang ,

* E-mail: cshzhang@yahoo.com.cn (SZ); lixh2008caas@yahoo.cn (XL)

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Xinhai Li

* E-mail: cshzhang@yahoo.com.cn (SZ); lixh2008caas@yahoo.cn (XL)

Affiliation Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing, China
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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Genes That Affect Plant Height in Chinese Elite Maize (Zea mays L.) Inbred Lines

Jianfeng Weng,
Chuanxiao Xie,
Zhuanfang Hao,
Jianjun Wang,
Changlin Liu,
Mingshun Li,
Degui Zhang,
Li Bai,
Shihuang Zhang,
Xinhai Li

Published: December 28, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029229

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