Background In maize hybrid breeding, complementary pools of parental lines with reshuffled
genetic variants are established for superior hybrid performance. To comprehensively …

This chapter focuses on the study of the genetic basis of phenomena such as heterosis and
genotype by environment interaction, and on the use of marker technology for enhancing …

Seed size and weight are two seed physical traits showing high correlation to seed quality
and grain yield. Here, we employed a maize F 2: 3 population developed from a cross …

Food legumes play an important role in attaining both food and nutritional security along
with sustainable agricultural production for the well-being of humans globally. The various …

Abstract Background Maize (Zea mays) is a globally produced crop with broad genetic and
phenotypic variation. New tools that improve our understanding of the genetic basis of …

Background Identifying genotype-phenotype links and causative genes from quantitative
trait loci (QTL) is challenging for complex agronomically important traits. To accelerate maize …

Despite the well-recognized importance of grain yield in high-oil maize (Zea mays L.)
breeding and production, few studies have reported the application of QTL mapping of such …

Seeds, especially those of certain grasses and legumes, provide the majority of the protein
and carbohydrates for much of the world's population. Therefore, improvements in seed …

Background Residual heterozygosity (RH) in advanced inbred lines of plants benefits
quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping studies. However, knowledge of factors affecting the …

Maize is one of the most important food and feed crops in Asia, and is a source of income for
several million farmers. Despite impressive progress made in the last few decades through …