Abstract The Stiff Stalk heterotic pool is a foundation of US maize seed parent germplasm
and has been heavily utilized by both public and private maize breeders since its inception …

Abstract The Stiff Stalk heterotic pool is a foundation of US maize seed parent germplasm
and has been heavily utilized by both public and private maize breeders since its inception …

The stiff-stalk heterotic group in maize (Zea mays L.) is an important source of inbreds used
in US commercial hybrid production. Founder inbreds B14, B37, B73, and, to a lesser extent …

Molecular characterization of a given set of maize germplasm could be useful for
understanding the use of the assembled germplasm for further improvement in a breeding …

Genetic populations play a significant role in mapping and map-based cloning of
quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Most genetic populations used in the past were primary …

Maize yield is a highly quantitative trait with low heritability when measured on a small plot
basis, but yield can be broken down into more heritable component traits like ear and kernel …

Flowering and height related traits are extensively studied in maize for three main reasons:
1) easily obtained phenotypic measurements, 2) highly heritable, and 3) importance of these …

Maize (Zea mays L.) yield is a highly quantitative trait controlled by many loci of small effect,
the environment, and genotype by environment interactions, which make it a difficult trait to …

Flowering time is the major factor in determining maize (Zea mays L.) maturities. Genetic
bases of flowering time and other agronomically important traits were examined in a set of …

Abstract CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Research Institute) Zimbabwe's early
maturing maize program, which aims to supply seed to approximately 4 million hectares of …