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Genome-wide selection and genetic improvement during modern maize breeding.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 2020
Wang Baobao, Lin Zechuan, Li Xin, Zhao Yongping, Zhao Binbin, Wu Guangxia, Ma Xiaojing, Wang Hai, Xie Yurong, Li Quanquan, Song Guangshu, Kong Dexin, Zheng Zhigang, Wei Hongbin, Shen Rongxin, Wu Hong, Chen Cuixia, Meng Zhaodong, Wang Tianyu, Li Yu, Li Xinhai, Chen Yanhui, Lai Jinsheng, Hufford Matthew B, Ross-Ibarra Jeffrey, He Hang, Wang Haiyang
Abstract excerpt
Since the development of single-hybrid maize breeding programs in the first half of the twentieth century1, maize yields have increased over sevenfold, and much of that increase can be attributed to tolerance of increased planting density2-4. To explore the genomic basis underlying the dramatic yield increase in maize, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the genomic and phenotypic changes associated with...
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