SNP- Based Assessment of Genetic Purity and Diversity in Maize Hybrid Breeding
Chimwemwe Josia, Kingstone Mashingaidze, Assefa B. Amelework, Aleck Kondwakwenda, Cousin Musvosvi, Julia Sibiya
The paper assesses genetic purity and diversity in maize inbred lines and hybrids using SNP markers, finding 67% of inbreds are pure and identifying promising hybrids for release.
PLoS ONE · Aug 3, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology