E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

Corteva Agriscience LLC

Ada S Ching

J Antoni Rafalski

Stanley Luck

Marymar Goncalves Butruille

Steven R Anderson

Steven Anderson

Compositions and methods useful in identifying and selecting maize plants with increased ear weight and yield are provided herein. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify and/or select maize plants with increased ear weight and increased yield or to identify and counter-select maize plants with decreased ear weight and decreased yield.

Compositions and methods for selecting maize plants with increased ear weight and increased yield

The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying and for selecting maize plants with mechanical stalk strength characteristics. The methods use molecular markers to identify and select plants with increased mechanical stalk strength or to identify and counter-select plants with decreased mechanical stalk strength. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.

Genetic loci associated with mechanical stalk strength in maize

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Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Ada S Ching