Dissecting the genetic variation of haploid frailty in maize for enhanced doubled haploid breeding

Haploid frailty (HF), the reduced vigour of haploids compared to their diploid counterparts, limits the efficiency of doubled haploid (DH) breeding in maize. This study evaluated 192 BS39 perfect isogenic haploid–diploid pairs across two replications to quantify HF in eight agronomic traits and inte...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Plant Science
Main Authors:	Mercy Fakude, Ann Murithi, Yu-Ru Chen, Recep Yavuz, Siddique Imran Aboobucker, Ursula Karoline Frei, Thomas Lübberstedt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-10-01
Subjects:	haploid frailty haploid vigour haploids diploids doubled haploid breeding perfect isogenic haploid–diploid pairs
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1646128/full