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Broadening the genetic base of European maize heterotic pools with US Cornbelt germplasm using field and molecular marker data.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jan 2010
Reif Jochen C, Fischer Sandra, Schrag Tobias A, Lamkey Kendall R, Klein Dietrich, Dhillon Baldev S, Utz H Friedrich, Melchinger Albrecht E
Abstract excerpt
Maize (Zea mays L.) breeders are concerned about the narrowing of the genetic base of elite germplasm. To reverse this trend, elite germplasm from other geographic regions can be introgressed, but due to lack of adaptation it is difficult to assess their breeding potential in the targeted environment. The objectives of this study were to (1) investigate the relationship between European and US maize germplasm,...
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