Maize has traditionally been the main staple diet in the Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan
Africa and widely grown by millions of resource poor small scale farmers. Approximately …

Algerian maize has been cultivated in Saharan Oases for many centuries, determining its
adaption to extreme environments. Therefore, maize landraces from Sahara could be …

Globally, maize is one of the most consumed crops along with rice and wheat. However,
maize is sensitive to different abiotic stress factors, such as drought, which have a significant …

Sweetness is an economically important eating quality trait for sweet-corn breeding. To
investigate the genetic control of the sweetness trait, we conducted a genome-wide …

Maize (Zea mays L; 2n= 2x= 20) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world
providing food, feed and bioenergy (Linehan et al, 2013; Ranum et al, 2014). It is …

The present study provides an assessment of genetic variability and relationship within and
between different cultivars of maize grown across the Rajouri region of the Pir Panjal …

Information on genetic diversity is essential to the characterization and utilization of
germplasm. The genetic diversity of twenty-two sweet corn cultivars (seventeen open …

Genetic diversity among breeding populations is key in plant breeding programs. This study
aimed to determine the extent of genetic diversity among 37 diverse maize genotypes using …

Background Knowledge of the genetic diversity and population structure of germplasm
collections is an important foundation for crop improvement. Rice production across a broad …

Sweet corn inbred lines and hybrids developed in temperate environment routinely fail when
planted in the tropics. This emphasizes the importance of inbred line development for hybrid …