Genomic Regions Associated With Salinity Stress Tolerance in Tropical Maize (Zea Mays L.).

ABSTRACT: Being a widely cultivated crop globally under diverse climatic conditions and soil types, maize is often exposed to an array of biotic and abiotic stresses. Soil salinity is one of the challenges for maize cultivation in many parts of lowland tropics that significantly affects crop growth and reduces economic yields. Breeding strategies integrated with molecular approach might accelerate the process of identifying and developing salinity-tolerant maize cultivars. In this study, an association mapping panel consisting of 305 diverse maize inbred lines was phenotyped in a managed salinity stress phenotyping facility at International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Wide genotypic variability was observed in the panel under salinity stress for key ph

SUBMITTER: Zaidi PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9194767 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature