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Molecular characterization of diverse CIMMYT maize inbred lines from eastern and southern Africa using single nucleotide polymorphic markers.
BMC genomics - 25 Mar 2012
Semagn Kassa, Magorokosho Cosmos, Vivek Bindiganavile S, Makumbi Dan, Beyene Yoseph, Mugo Stephen, Prasanna B M, Warburton Marilyn L
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BACKGROUND: Knowledge of germplasm diversity and relationships among elite breeding materials is fundamentally important in crop improvement. We genotyped 450 maize inbred lines developed and/or widely used by CIMMYT breeding programs in both Kenya and Zimbabwe using 1065 SNP markers to (i) investigate population structure and patterns of relationship of the germplasm for better exploitation in breeding programs;...
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