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Genotype-by-environment interactions affecting heterosis in maize.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Li Zhi, Coffey Lisa, Garfin Jacob, Miller Nathan D, White Michael R, Spalding Edgar P, de Leon Natalia, Kaeppler Shawn M, Schnable Patrick S, Springer Nathan M, Hirsch Candice N
Abstract excerpt
The environment can influence heterosis, the phenomena in which the offspring of two inbred parents exhibits phenotypic performance beyond the inbred parents for specific traits. In this study we measured 25 traits in a set of 47 maize hybrids and their inbred parents grown in 16 different environments with varying levels of average productivity. By quantifying 25 vegetative and reproductive traits across the...
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