Genetic Dissection of Grain Yield and Correlated Proxy Traits Under Suboptimal Conditions
This study involves the development and evaluation of a 388-line Multi-parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) population derived from eight dent maize founders. The population was developed to study the genetic basis of grain yield under suboptimal conditions (heat and drought) and to evaluate the efficiency of shallow-seq for QTL mapping and genomic prediction.