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Phenotypic variation and diversity assessment in maize landraces.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2026
Wei Longxue, Guo Lianghai, Zhao Dongbo, Guo Jianjun, Jin Yirong, Gao Jiansheng, Cui Huini, Zhang Liang, Liu Peng, Guo Zhihui
Abstract excerpt
Maize landraces are invaluable reservoirs of genetic diversity for crop improvement, yet systematic evaluation of their quantitative traits remains insufficient. In this study, 119 maize landraces were evaluated for nine quantitative traits related to yield and tassel morphology. Genetic diversity indices, principal component analysis(PCA), cluster analysis, and stepwise regression were applied to characterize...
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