Testcross performance of doubled haploid lines from European flint maize landraces is promising for broadening the genetic base of elite germplasm

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 1897-1908

  Brauner, Pedro C ^a   Schipprack, Wolfgang ^a   Utz, H Friedrich ^a   Bauer, Eva ^b   Mayer, Manfred ^b   Schön, Chris Carolin ^b   Melchinger, Albrecht E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CHROMOSOMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BREEDING PROGRAM; COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS; DOUBLED HAPLOID LINES; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC RESOURCES; HIGH POTENTIAL; PERFORMANCE GAPS; SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

EUROPE; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; MAIZE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT SEED;

CROSSES, GENETIC; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; SEEDS; SELECTION, GENETIC; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85061653772     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: 14322242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03325-0     Document Type: Article

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