Haploid induction and its application in maize breeding
- 24 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Molecular Breeding
- Vol. 41 (3), 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-021-01204-5
Abstract
Maize is a heterosis-utilizing crop species, and the application of maize hybrids has significantly improved total maize yields worldwide. Breeding pure lines is the most important part of heterosis utilization. The double haploid (DH) breeding technology is the approach rising recently in breeding pure lines; compared to the conventional recurrent-selfing method, it can significantly accelerate the crop breeding process. Similar to molecular breeding and transgenic techniques, maize DH breeding has been playing an increasingly important role in commercial breeding and is becoming the core technique in modern maize breeding. In this review, we summarize recent progress in maize DH breeding and put forth our opinions on the future development of double haploid techniques in modern maize breeding.Keywords
Funding Information
- Young Scientists Fund (31801368, 31801375)
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