Evaluation of MAS-derived Inbreds and Hybrid Variants of Maize Hybrid 'Hema' for Resistance to Late Wilt Disease (Magnaporthiopsis maydis)
Abhijeet Mudhale, Meda Alekya, Aniket Suryavanshi, R Vishal, Jyoti Mishra, Poonam Sharma, Uma Bharati, Kagita Navya & D SiriNandini · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025
Late wilt disease (LWD), caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis, is a serious constraint in maize production, particularly affecting hybrids like ‘Hema’. In this study, 11 inbred lines, developed from the susceptible parent NAI-137 using marker-assisted selection (MAS), were evaluated...