title: Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis of agronomic traits in a maize recombinant inbred line population.
abstract: Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important crops in the world. In this study, 13 agronomic traits of a recombinant inbred line population that was derived from the cross between Mo17 and Huangzao4 were investigated in maize: ear diameter, ear length, ear axis diameter, ear weight, plant height, ear height, days to pollen shed (DPS), days to silking (DS), the interval between DPS and DS, 100-kernel weight, kernel test weight, ear kernel weight, and kernel rate. Furthermore, the descriptive statistics and correlation analysis of the 13 traits were performed using the SPSS 11.5 software. The results providing the phenotypic data here are needed for the quantitative trait locus mapping of these agronomic traits.
authors.affiliation: Maize Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinzhou City, China.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Maize Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinzhou City, China.
authors.forename: G Q
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.affiliation: Maize Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinzhou City, China.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Center, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taiyuan City, Shanxi, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, China West Normal University, Nanchong City, China liuxiaohong0817@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D007178:Inbreeding; D010641:Phenotype; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019655:Quantitative Trait, Heritable; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012639:Seeds / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003313:Zea mays / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics*