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ArticleMolecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement2025

Polymerization of beneficial plant height QTLs to develop superior lines which can achieving hybrid performance levels.

Congbin Kang, Lin Zhang, Yichen Hao, Mingfei Sun, Mengyao Li, Ziang Tian, Ling Dong, Xianjun Liu, Xing Zeng, Yanjie Sun and 8 more

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Congbin Kang *State Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Lin Zhang *College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China.
Yichen HaoState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Mingfei SunState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Mengyao LiState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Ziang TianState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Ling DongCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China.
Xianjun LiuCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China.
Xing ZengCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China.
Yanjie SunSuihua Branch, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suihua, 152052 China.
Shiliang CaoMaize Research Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150086 China.
Yajie ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Chao ZhouState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Xiang Yu ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Xian Sheng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Thomas LübberstedtDepartment of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA.
Xuerong YangState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.
Hongjun LiuState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018 China.ORCID 0000-0001-5123-688X

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Abstract

Heterosis, a key technology in modern commercial maize breeding, is limited by the narrow genetic base which hinders breeders from developing superior hybrid varieties. By integrating big data and functional genomics technologies, it becomes possible to create new super maize inbred lines that resemble hybrid varieties through the aggregation of multiple QTL parental advantage loci. In this study, we utilized a combination of resequencing and field selfing selection methods to develop three pyramiding QTL lines (PQLs) (PQL4, 6, and 7), each containing 15, 12, and 12 QTL loci respectively. Among the three PQLs, PQL6 (266.78 cm/119.39 cm) demonstrated hybrid-like performance comparable to the hybrid (276.96 cm/127.02 cm) ( Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-025-01546-4.

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Complex agronomic traitsHeterosisMaizeMolecular designPlant heightPyramiding QTL line (PQL)

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PMID39959602
PMCPMC11825963

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