Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for grain moisture at harvest in maize

• Published in: Plant breeding Vol. 136; no. 1; pp. 28 - 32
• Main Authors: Song, Wei, Shi, Zi, Xing, Jinfeng, Duan, Minxiao, Su, Aiguo, Li, Chunhui, Zhang, Ruyang, Zhao, Yanxin, Luo, Meijie, Wang, Jidong, Zhao, Jiuran, Lübberstedt, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2017
• Subjects: breeding; chromosome mapping; Chromosomes; Corn; doubled haploids; drying; Gene mapping; Genetics; Grain; grain moisture; Harvesting; heritability; maize; phenotypic variation; Phenotypic variations; planting; Planting season; QTL mapping; quantitative trait loci; SNP; transportation; Zea mays

In maize, high grain moisture (GM) at harvest causes problems in harvesting, threshing, artificial drying, storage, transportation and processing. Understanding the genetic basis of GM will be useful for breeding low‐GM varieties. A quantitative genetics approach was used to identify quantitative tr...