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The genetic mechanism of heterosis utilization in maize improvement.
Genome biology - 10 May 2021
Xiao Yingjie, Jiang Shuqin, Cheng Qian, Wang Xiaqing, Yan Jun, Zhang Ruyang, Qiao Feng, Ma Chuang, Luo Jingyun, Li Wenqiang, Liu Haijun, Yang Wenyu, Song Wenhao, Meng Yijiang, Warburton Marilyn L, Zhao Jiuran, Wang Xiangfeng, Yan Jianbing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In maize hybrid breeding, complementary pools of parental lines with reshuffled genetic variants are established for superior hybrid performance. To comprehensively decipher the genetics of heterosis, we present a new design of multiple linked F1 populations with 42,840 F1 maize hybrids, generated by crossing a synthetic population of 1428 maternal lines with 30 elite testers from diverse genetic...
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