Background High density genotyping data are indispensable for genomic analyses of
complex traits in animal and crop species. Maize is one of the most important crop plants …

Background The limited genetic diversity of elite maize germplasms raises concerns about
the potential to breed for new challenges. Initiatives have been formed over the years to …

The genetic relationships among 81 maize accessions consisting 79 landraces and two
improved varieties, maintained by farmers in southern Brazil were investigated using …

We intuitively believe that the dramatic drop in the cost of DNA marker information we have
experienced should have immediate benefits in accelerating the delivery of crop varieties …

Abstract Characterization of genetic diversity is of great value to assist breeders in parental
line selection and breeding system design. We screened 770 maize inbred lines with 1,034 …

It has been estimated that agricultural production must be doubled by 2050 in order to meet
the predicted demand of growing world population. Achieving this goal poses a serious …

Genomic selection (GS) is a promising tool for plant and animal breeding that uses genome‐
wide molecular marker data to capture small and large effect quantitative trait loci and …

In comparison to conventional marker-assisted selection (MAS), which utilizes only a subset
of genetic markers associated with a trait to predict breeding values (BVs), genome-wide …

To increase genetic gain for tolerance to drought, we aimed to identify environmentally
stable QTL in per se and testcross combination under well-watered (WW) and drought …

The advent of high throughput molecular technologies has led to an expectation that
breeding programs will use marker–trait associations to conduct marker‐assisted selection …