Patent ID: 9060475
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A01H,C12N,C12Q,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a hybrid maize plant with enhanced water optimization, wherein enhanced water optimization is decreased grain moisture at harvest (GMSTP) and increased yield at standard moisture percentage (YGSMN), the method comprising: (a) identifying a first maize plant comprising a first genotype by identifying any one of haplotypes A-M, wherein the first maize plant comprises one or more of haplotypes A-M; (b) identifying a second maize plant comprising a second genotype by identifying any one of haplotypes A-M, wherein the second maize plant comprises one or more of haplotypes A-M wherein the second maize plant comprises at least one of haplotypes A-M that is not present in the first maize plant; (c) crossing the first maize plant and the second maize plant to produce an F (d) selecting one or more members of the F