title: Whole-genome resequencing of maize cultivar HKI323
design: Library preparation was done using Illumina TruSeq DNA sample preparation kit (Illumina Inc., San Diego, California, USA). Illumina HiSeq 2500 (Illumina, USA) sequencing platform was used for paired-end sequencing, and image data obtained were converted into sequence data by base calling using CASAVA software (http://www.illumina.com/software/genome_analyzer_software.ilmn). Sequence and quality data obtained for paired-end reads were saved as FASTQ files.