Topsoil foraging and phosphorus acquisition efficiency in maize (Zea mays)

J Zhu, SM Kaeppler, JP Lynch - Functional Plant Biology, 2005 - CSIRO Publishing
In soybean and common bean, enhanced topsoil foraging permitted by shallow root
architectures is advantageous for phosphorus acquisition from stratified soils. The …

[图书][B] Abiotic stresses: plant resistance through breeding and molecular approaches

M Ashraf, P Harris - 2005 - books.google.com
Abiotic Stresses explores innovative methods for breeding new varieties of major crops with
resistance to environmental stresses that limit crop production worldwide, such as drought …

Scaling up high-throughput phenotyping for abiotic stress selection in the field

DT Smith, AB Potgieter, SC Chapman - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021 - Springer
Key message High-throughput phenotyping (HTP) is in its infancy for deployment in large-
scale breeding programmes. With the ability to measure correlated traits associated with …

Osmoprotectants: potential for crop improvement under adverse conditions

SC Saxena, H Kaur, P Verma, BP Petla… - Plant acclimation to …, 2013 - Springer
Abiotic stresses such as drought, cold, heat, and salinity are major factors that limit plant
growth and development and account for a major loss in crop productivity worldwide. Thus …

Drought tolerance in maize: Indirect selection through secondary traits versus genomewide selection

C Ziyomo, R Bernardo - Crop Science, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Phenotyping maize (Zea mays L.) for drought tolerance is costly and time consuming. Our
objectives were to determine (i) the heritability, genetic variance, and genetic correlations for …

Identification of quantitative trait loci for nitrogen use efficiency in maize

HAS Agrama, AG Zakaria, FB Said, M Tuinstra - Molecular Breeding, 1999 - Springer
Intensively managed crop systems are normally dependent on nitrogen input to maximize
yield potential. Improvements in nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) in crop plants may support …

A method for combining molecular markers and phenotypic attributes for classifying plant genotypes

J Franco, J Crossa, JM Ribaut, J Bertran… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2001 - Springer
Classifying genotypes into clusters based on DNA fingerprinting, and/or agronomic
attributes, for studying genetic and phenotypic diversity is a common practice. Researchers …

Meta-analyses of QTL for grain yield and anthesis silking interval in 18 maize populations evaluated under water-stressed and well-watered environments

K Semagn, Y Beyene, ML Warburton, A Tarekegne… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Identification of QTL with large phenotypic effects conserved across genetic
backgrounds and environments is one of the prerequisites for crop improvement using …

Secondary traits in parental inbreds and hybrids under stress and non-stress environments in tropical maize

FJ Betrán, D Beck, M Bänziger, GO Edmeades - Field Crops Research, 2003 - Elsevier
Secondary traits other than grain yield (GY) have been successfully used to enhance the
rate of genetic improvement for maize (Zea mays L.) populations under abiotic stresses. With …

Large-scale screening for maize drought resistance using multiple selection criteria evaluated under water-stressed and well-watered environments

Y Lu, Z Hao, C Xie, J Crossa, JL Araus, S Gao… - Field Crops …, 2011 - Elsevier
A total of 550 maize inbred lines collected from global breeding programs were evaluated
for drought resistance under both well-watered and water-stressed environments. The …