QlicRice: a web interface for abiotic stress responsive QTL and loci interaction channels in rice

Shuchi Smita1, Sangram Keshari Lenka, Amit Katiyar

  • 1National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India.

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