Understanding genetic control of root system architecture in soybean: Insights into the genetic basis of lateral root number: GWAS of soybean root system architectural traits
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10060544
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Plant, Cell & Environment
- Volume:
- 42
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0140-7791
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 212-229
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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