Transfer of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility to the Female Parents of Heat- and Drought-Resilient Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) Hybrids

Transfer of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility to the Female Parents of Heat- and Drought-Resilient Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) Hybrids

Maize is the second most important staple food crop in the world after wheat. For maize hybrid seed production, a prominent step is detasseling in the female parent, which is laborious, time consuming, and increases the hybrid seed cost by 15 to 20 percent. Hence, to overcome this problem, exploitat...

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Main Authors: Ayyanagouda Patil, Kushal Gowda, Shivananda T. Lakshman, Prakash H. Kuchanur, Gajanan Saykhedkar, Sudha Krishnan Nair, Kisan B. Jadhav, Sharanabasappa Yeri, Gururaj Sunkad, Jayaprakash M. Nidagundi, Vinayan Madhumal Thayil, Pervez H. Zaidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
cytoplasmic male sterility
detasseling
marker-assisted backcross
SNP genotyping
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/1/98
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