Fig. 3.
Heat map depicting correlations between untransformed BLUEs for carotenoid and kernel color traits in the 10 US maize NAM families examined in this study. Trait abbreviations: phytofluene (PHYF), α-carotene (ACAR), lutein (LUT), zeinoxanthin (ZEI), total carotenoids (TOTCAR), β-carotene (BCAR), kernel color (KCOL), β-cryptoxanthin (BCRY), zeaxanthin (ZEA).