Discovery of genomic regions associated with grain yield and other agronomic traits in maize under drought in multiple bi-parental populations

Description of the topic

Phenotypic characterization – Quantitative genetic parameters - estimate genetic variability and heritability under optimum and drought conditions and evaluate the genotypic correlations and relative efficiency of indirect selection.

Work expectations

Identify the genomic regions associated with grain yield and related traits under optimum and drought management in multiple biparental populations.

Identification of genomic regions and possible candidate genes for drought and publishing the results in peer reviewed journal.