Effect of Recurrent Selection for Stalk Crushing Strength on Agronomic Characteristics and Soluble Stalk Solids in Maize 1

Crop Science ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. Colbert ◽  
L. L. Darrah ◽  
M. S. Zuber
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Selection ◽  
Crushing Strength ◽  
Agronomic Characteristics ◽  
Selection For

Improvement of effectiveness in maize breeding

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Pepó
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Selection ◽  
Genetic Manipulation ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Maize Breeding ◽  
Breeding Programmes ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Selection For

Plant regeneration via tissue culture is becoming increasingly more common in monocots such as maize (Zea mays L.). Pollen (gametophytic) selection for resistance to aflatoxin in maize can greatly facilitate recurrent selection and the screening of germplasm for resistance at much less cost and in a shorter time than field testing. In vivo and in vitro techniques have been integrated in maize breeding programmes to obtain desirable agronomic attributes, enhance the genes responsible for them and speed up the breeding process. The efficiency of anther and tissue cultures in maize and wheat has reached the stage where they can be used in breeding programmes to some extent and many new cultivars produced by genetic manipulation have now reached the market.

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