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Descriptor:
Number of Seminal Roots (ROOT-SEMINAL-NO)
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Definition:
Number of Seminal Roots (Sem#)
Crop:
MAIZE
Category:
Root Descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
3
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (
NC7
)
Studies or environments
MAIZE.ROOTS.BurtonEtAl2013
247 Accessions
Distribution of Values for
Number of Seminal Roots (ROOT-SEMINAL-NO)
Range
Number of Accessions
0 - .9
47
.9 - 1.8
16
1.8 - 2.7
31
2.7 - 3.6
52
3.6 - 4.5
57
4.5 - 5.4
44
5.4 - 6.3
12
6.3 - 7.2
2
7.2 - 8.1
3
8.1 - 9
1