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From genomics to crop breeding

New insights into the maize genome must be incorporated into breeding programs to realize the potential of crop genomics.

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Figure 1: A highly simplified scheme illustrating how genomics can contribute to steps in a maize-hybrid breeding pipeline.

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Flavell, R. From genomics to crop breeding. Nat Biotechnol 28, 144–145 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0210-144

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