The aim of this investigation was to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with grain
yield and yield components in maize and to analyze the role of epistasis in controlling these …

Understanding the genetic bases underlying heterosis is a major issue in maize (Zea mays
L.). We extended the North Carolina design III (NCIII) by using three populations of …

This study was conducted to compare maize quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection for grain
yield and yield components in F 2∶ 3 and F 6∶ 7 recombinant inbred (RI) lines from the …

Grain yield is one of the most important and complex quantitative traits in maize breeding. In
the present study, a total of 11 connected RIL populations, derived from crosses between …

Background Utilization of heterosis in maize could be critical in maize breeding for boosting
grain yield. However, the genetic architecture of heterosis is not fully understood. To dissect …

The use of molecular markers to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) affecting agriculturally
important traits has become a key approach in plant genetics-both for understanding the …

The exploitation of heterosis is one of the most outstanding advancements in plant breeding,
although its genetic basis is not well understood yet. This research was conducted on the …

Because traits such as grain yield are polygenically inherited and strongly influenced by
environment, determination of genotypic values from phenotypic expression is not precise …

Genetic factors controlling quantitative inheritance of grain yield and its components have
not previously been investigated by using replicated lines of an elite maize (Zea mays L.) …

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for grain yield, dry matter content and test weight were identified
in an F 2 segregating population derived from a single cross between two elite maize lines …