Arun Prabhu Dhanapal

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What is the reliability of 'score' based phenotypic data for QTL mapping?

In crop plants, for some traits we use scoring from 0.1 to 1.00, 1 to 10 and 10 - 100 etc with certain intervals depending on importance of traits. How much reliability does this data have and how...

08 November 2014 9,113 6 View

Any crop/plant phenotypic plasticity index ?

I am looking for one good paper that tells the equation for phenotypic plasticity index. I know what phenotypic plasticity means but willing to calculate its index in my soybean for quantitative...

01 November 2014 1,712 6 View

How is plant phenotypic plasticity index calculated? Equation please ?

As you know, the phenotypic plasticity is most widely studied in truss rather than in crop plants. Does anyone know how plasticity index should be calculated for phenotypic data derived from...

30 October 2014 9,506 7 View

Which roots absorb more water and nutrients ?

In plants is it the short dense fibrous or long narrow taproots that absorb more water and nutrients needed for plant growth ?

26 October 2014 3,332 4 View

Does anyone have some experience with using SAS PROCMIXED for BLUP analysis?

I am planning to use SAS PROCMIXED for BLUP analysis and the experimental design is RBD. I am aware that genotype can be used as fixed effect while using PROCMIXED alone but i would like to know...

30 September 2014 2,625 4 View

Whether chlorophyll traits are good for measuring drought tolerance ? If so which one is best among them in field for large populations ?

So does anyone know among various chlorophyll traits (Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, Total Chlorophyll and Chlorophyll A/B ratio), is there any one best trait that can be used for measuring drought...

11 September 2014 2,554 23 View