Comparative SNP and Haplotype Analysis Reveals a Higher Genetic Diversity and Rapider LD Decay in Tropical than Temperate Germplasm in Maize

• Yanli Lu,

  Affiliations Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China, Global Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera, Mexico-Veracruz, El Batan, Texcoco, Mexico

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• Trushar Shah,

  Affiliation International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

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• Zhuanfang Hao,

  Affiliations Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Key Facilities for Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Beijing, China, Global Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera, Mexico-Veracruz, El Batan, Texcoco, Mexico

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• Suketoshi Taba,

  Affiliation Global Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera, Mexico-Veracruz, El Batan, Texcoco, Mexico

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• Shihuang Zhang,

  Affiliation Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Key Facilities for Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Beijing, China

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• Shibin Gao,

  Affiliation Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China

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• Jian Liu,

  Affiliation Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China

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• Moju Cao,

  Affiliation Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China

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• Jing Wang,

  Affiliation Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China

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• A. Bhanu Prakash,

  Affiliation International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

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• Tingzhao Rong ,

  * E-mail: rongtz@sicau.edu.cn (TR); y.xu@cgiar.org (YX)

  Affiliation Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China

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• Yunbi Xu

  * E-mail: rongtz@sicau.edu.cn (TR); y.xu@cgiar.org (YX)

  Affiliations Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Key Facilities for Crop Genetic Resources and Improvement, Beijing, China, Global Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Carretera, Mexico-Veracruz, El Batan, Texcoco, Mexico

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