Article
A composite model of maize heterosis based on structural complementation and functional variants.
The plant genome - 1 Sept 2026
Guan Tingting, Bi Yaqi, Jiang Fuyan, Shaw Ranjan K, Fan Xingming
Abstract excerpt
Heterosis is critical to high maize (Zea mays L.) yields; however, its genetic mechanism remains poorly understood because different molecular markers reflect distinct genetic components. This study uses a North Carolina II mating design to evaluate grain yield per plant of 87 hybrids derived from 29 recombinant inbred lines and three testers from different heterotic groups across two environments. The...
Topics
- Zea mays
- Hybrid Vigor
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Genetic Markers
- INDEL Mutation
- Models, Genetic
- Genome, Plant
- Plant Breeding
