Grain yield

Mapping quantitative trait loci with additive effects and additive x additive epistatic interactions for biomass yield, grain yield, and straw yield using a doubled haploid population of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Z. K. Li, Jiang, X. L., Peng, T., Shi, C. L., Han, S. X., Tian, B., Zhu, Z. L., and Tian, J. C., Mapping quantitative trait loci with additive effects and additive x additive epistatic interactions for biomass yield, grain yield, and straw yield using a doubled haploid population of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), vol. 13, pp. 1412-1424, 2014.

Biomass yield is one of the most important traits for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-breeding programs. Increasing the yield of the aerial parts of wheat varieties will be an integral component of future wheat improvement; however, little is known regarding the genetic control of aerial part yield. A doubled haploid population, comprising 168 lines derived from a cross between two winter wheat cultivars, 'Huapei 3' (HP3) and 'Yumai 57' (YM57), was investigated.

Combining ability of tropical maize lines for seed quality and agronomic traits

L. M. Moterle, Braccini, A. L., Scapim, C. A., Pinto, R. J. B., Gonçalves, L. S. A., Júnior, A. Tdo Amaral, and Silva, T. R. C., Combining ability of tropical maize lines for seed quality and agronomic traits, vol. 10, pp. 2268-2278, 2011.

Studies of genetic effects of early selection of maize based on seed quality traits are rare, especially those that use materials from different heterotic groups. These studies are also useful in tropical environments and for the advancement of sustainable agriculture with cropping during seasons not commonly used for cultivation.

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