Heterosis is prevalent for multiple traits in diverse maize germplasm.

<h4>Background</h4>Heterosis describes the superior phenotypes observed in hybrids relative to their inbred parents. Maize is a model system for studying heterosis due to the high levels of yield heterosis and commercial use of hybrids.<h4>Methods</h4>The inbred lines from an...

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Main Authors: Sherry A Flint-Garcia, Edward S Buckler, Peter Tiffin, Elhan Ersoz, Nathan M Springer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/eb4b0b8bd92840e6b6058c6d81cb9ea3
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