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• TITLE: Preliminary Phenotypic and SNP-Based Molecular Characterization of Maize (Zea mays L.)-Mexicana (Zea mays SSP. Mexicana) Introgression Lines under Inbred Background of 48-2

  AUTHORS: Abdoul Raouf Sayadi Maazou, Ju Qiu, Ling Ai, Mohammad G. Arabzai, Mengya Qian, Hameed Gul, Xuemei Du, Fangyu Xing, Jiarui Yan, Keyi Zhang, Ziqi Zhang, Qiannan Ma, Tianhui Huang, Hong Duan, Qianlin Xiao, Zhizhai Liu

  KEYWORDS: Maize (Zea mays L.), Mexicana (Zea mays SSP. Mexicana), Introgression Lines, Phenotypic Characterization, Molecular Characterization

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol.12 No.7, July 27, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Wild relatives possess potential genetic diversity for maize (Zea mays L.) improvement. Characterization of maize-mexicana introgression lines (ILs) is of great value to diversify the genetic base and improve the maize germplasm. Four maize-mexicana IL generations, i.e. BC1, BC2, BC3, and RIL, were constructed under the elite inbred background of 48-2, elite inbred line that is widely used in maize breeding in Southwestern China, and were phenotyped in different years and genotyped with 56110 SNPs. The results indicated that 48-2 had higher phenotypic performances than all the characterized ILs on most of the agronomic traits. Compared with other ILs, BC2 individuals exhibited more similar performance to 48-2 on most traits and possessed the highest kernel ratio (66.5%). Population structure and principal component analysis indicated that BC3 individuals gathered closer to 48-2 and exhibited the lowest mexicana-introgression frequency (0.50%), while BC2 (29.06%) and RIL (18.52%) showed higher introgression frequency. The high level of genetic diversity observed in the maize-mexicana ILs demonstrated that Z. mays ssp. mexicana can serve as a potential source for the enrichment of maize germplasm.