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General and specific combining abilities in a maize (Zea mays L.) test-cross hybrid panel: relative importance of population structure and genetic divergence between parents.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Feb 2017
Larièpe A, Moreau L, Laborde J, Bauland C, Mezmouk S, Décousset L, Mary-Huard T, Fiévet J B, Gallais A, Dubreuil P, Charcosset A
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KEY MESSAGE: General and specific combining abilities of maize hybrids between 288 inbred lines and three tester lines were highly related to population structure and genetic distance inferred from SNP data. Many studies have attempted to provide reliable and quick methods to identify promising parental lines and combinations in hybrid breeding programs. Since the 1950s, maize germplasm has been organized into...
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