Detection of QTNs for kernel moisture concentration and kernel dehydration rate before physiological maturity in maize using multi-locus GWAS

Abstract Maize is China’s largest grain crop. Mechanical grain harvesting is the key technology in maize production, and the kernel moisture concentration (KMC) is the main controlling factor in mechanical maize harvesting in China. The kernel dehydration rate (KDR) is closely related to the KMC. Th...

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Main Authors: Shufang Li, Chunxiao Zhang, Deguang Yang, Ming Lu, Yiliang Qian, Fengxue Jin, Xueyan Liu, Yu Wang, Wenguo Liu, Xiaohui Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80391-1