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Genetic mapping and prediction of flowering time and plant height in a maize Stiff Stalk MAGIC population.
Genetics - 31 May 2022
Michel Kathryn J, Lima Dayane C, Hundley Hope, Singan Vasanth, Yoshinaga Yuko, Daum Chris, Barry Kerrie, Broman Karl W, Robin Buell C, de Leon Natalia, Kaeppler Shawn M
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The Stiff Stalk heterotic pool is a foundation of US maize seed parent germplasm and has been heavily utilized by both public and private maize breeders since its inception in the 1930s. Flowering time and plant height are critical characteristics for both inbred parents and their test crossed hybrid progeny. To study these traits, a 6-parent multiparent advanced generation intercross population was developed...
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