From simulation studies it is known that the allocation of experimental resources has a
crucial effect on power of QTL detection as well as on accuracy and precision of QTL …

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 …

Grain yield and associated agronomic traits are important factors in wheat (Triticum aestivum
L.) improvement. Knowledge regarding the number, genomic location, and effect of …

Normal maize germplasm could be used to improve the grain yield of popcorn inbreds. Our
first objective was to locate genetic factors associated with trait variation and make first …

Stable quantitative trait loci (QTL) are important for deployment in marker assisted selection
in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and other crops. We reported QTL discovery in wheat using a …

Applied breeding programs evaluate large numbers of progeny derived from multiple related
crosses for a wide range of agronomic traits and for tens to hundreds of molecular markers …

Key message Four genomic regions on chromosomes 4A, 6A, 7B, and 7D were discovered,
each with multiple tightly linked QTL (QTL clusters) associated with two to three yield …

This article reports the marker-assisted introgression of favorable alleles at three quantitative
trait loci (QTL) for earliness and grain yield among maize elite lines. The QTL were originally …

Molecular breeding is becoming more practical as better technology emerges. The use of
molecular markers in plant breeding for indirect selection of important traits can favorably …

Many commercial inbred lines are available in crops. A large amount of genetic variation is
preserved among these lines. The genealogical history of the inbred lines is usually well …