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Complementation of sweet corn mutants: a method for grouping sweet corn genotypes

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Authors are thankful to the ICAR - Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, for funding and providing the necessary facilities. Authors are also thankful to Dr G. S. Bisht and Mr M. C. Pant, technical officers, maize breeding, for technical assistance during the experimentation.

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  1. S. K. JHA

    Present address: Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India

  2. N. K. SINGH

    Present address: Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263 145, India

  3. P. K. AGRAWAL

    Present address: Indian Council of Agricultural Research Headquarters, New Delhi, 110 012, India

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[Jha S. K., Singh N. K. and Agrawal P. K. 2016 Complementation of sweet corn mutants: a method for grouping sweet corn genotypes. J. Genet. 95, xx–xx]

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JHA, S.K., SINGH, N.K. & AGRAWAL, P.K. Complementation of sweet corn mutants: a method for grouping sweet corn genotypes. J Genet 95, 183–187 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-015-0608-8

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