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The influence of male-sterile cytoplasms on yields and agronomic traits of maize hybrids

Monika Żurek

m.zurek@ihar.edu.pl
Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-7734


Abstract

Due to its high usefulness in seed production of hybrid varieties, cytoplasmic-genic male sterility is a phenomenon commonly used in breeding programs of many species of crop plants. One of the best known examples of cytoplasmic-gene male sterility in plants is the system used in the seed production of heterosis maize varieties, based on the interaction of nuclear genes with male sterile cytoplasm. In addition to the aspects related to the reduction of the cost and labor intensity of seed production, the use of this system is seen as an opportunity to improve the yield and agronomic traits of maize hybrid varieties. This paper summarizes the most important achievements in research on the influence of male sterile cytoplasms on the yielding and agronomic features of maize hybrid varieties, also comparing them with the results of other species.


Keywords:

agronomic traits, cytoplasmic-gene male sterility, maize, Zea mays, yielding

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Żurek, M. (2023) “The influence of male-sterile cytoplasms on yields and agronomic traits of maize hybrids”, Bulletin of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, (299), pp. 3–9. doi: 10.37317/biul-2023-0001.

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Monika Żurek 
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Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-7734

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