Genome-wide association study of Striga resistance in early maturing white tropical maize inbred lines

Genome-wide association study of Striga resistance in early maturing white tropical maize inbred lines

Abstract Background Striga hermonthica (Benth.) parasitism militates against increased maize production and productivity in savannas of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Identification of Striga resistance genes is important in developing genotypes with durable resistance. So far, there is only one report o...

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Main Authors: Samuel Adeyemi Adewale, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Richard Olutayo Akinwale, Agre Angelot Paterne, Melaku Gedil, Ana Luísa Garcia-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
DArTseq markers
Genome-wide association study
Marker-assisted selection
Striga hermonthica
Striga resistance
Zea mays L
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-020-02360-0

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