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From: Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling Ethylene Production in Germinating Seeds in Maize (Zea mays L.)

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Time-course quantification of seed germination in 14 maize inbred lines. The inbred lines DE3, YU87-1, ZHENG58, SC55, B77, ZONG3, BY804, B73, K22, Mo17, CI7, DAN340, KUI3, and BY815 were incubated under germination conditions for 24–60 h prior to the analysis. The number of germinated seeds was recorded as a percentage (%) of the total number of seeds tested. The results for DE3 and BY815 are shown with blue and red lines, respectively. Significant differences were observed between lines DE3, YU87-1, ZHENG58, SC55, ZONG3, and B77 and lines K22, Mo17, CI7, BY815, DAN340, and KUI3 at the examined time points during the 32–52 h period (P < 0.05). For each line, seeds collected from two different years were analysed. For seeds from the same year, two replicates were tested, with 25 seeds in each replicate. The data represent the means ± SEs (n = 4).

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