Single-Kernel Ionomic Profiles Are Highly Heritable Indicators of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Elemental Accumulation in Maize Grain (Zea mays)

Ivan R. Baxter; Gregory Ziegler; Brett Lahner; Michael V. Mickelbart; Rachel Foley; John Danku; Paul Armstrong; David E. Salt; Owen A. Hoekenga

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087628

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Single-Kernel Ionomic Profiles Are Highly Heritable Indicators of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Elemental Accumulation in Maize Grain (Zea mays)

Ivan R. Baxter ,

* E-mail: Ivan.Baxter@ars.usda.gov (IB); Owen.Hoekenga@ars.usda.gov (OH)

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Genetics Research Unit, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Gregory Ziegler,

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Genetics Research Unit, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Brett Lahner,

Affiliation Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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Michael V. Mickelbart,

Affiliation Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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Rachel Foley,

Affiliation Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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John Danku,

Affiliation University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Paul Armstrong,

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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David E. Salt,

Affiliation University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Owen A. Hoekenga

* E-mail: Ivan.Baxter@ars.usda.gov (IB); Owen.Hoekenga@ars.usda.gov (OH)

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, RW Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Single-Kernel Ionomic Profiles Are Highly Heritable Indicators of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Elemental Accumulation in Maize Grain (Zea mays)

Ivan R. Baxter,
Gregory Ziegler,
Brett Lahner,
Michael V. Mickelbart,
Rachel Foley,
John Danku,
Paul Armstrong,
David E. Salt,
Owen A. Hoekenga

Published: January 29, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087628

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