Final Selection of Quality Protein Popcorn Hybrids.

ABSTRACT: Quality Protein Popcorn (QPP) BC₂F₅ inbred lines were produced through an interpopulation breeding system between Quality Protein Maize dent (QPM) and elite popcorn germplasm. In 2019, five QPP F₁ hybrids were selected for further evaluation due to superior agronomics, endosperm protein quality, and popping quality traits. Though these BC₂F₅ QPP hybrids were phenotypically similar to their popcorn parents, the QPP cultivars conveyed slightly inferior popping characteristics when compared to the original popcorn germplasm. The objective of this study was twofold. First, BC₂F₅ inbred lines were crossed to their popcorn parents and BC₃F₄ inbred lines were produced for hybridization to test the a

SUBMITTER: Parsons L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025670 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature