Maize Genetic Resources: Breeding Strategies and Recent Advances

Maize is one of the most economically important food crops worldwide. It is used for livestock feeds and human nutrition. Oilseed crops, such as maize, have a key role in the global agricultural economy. Recent strategies and new technolo- gies have been developed and adopted for improving maize crop production and productivity.

This book brings together recent advances, breeding strategies, and applications that have been made and applied in the field of biological control, breeding, and genetic improvement of maize genetic resources. It also provides new insights and presents new perspectives and future research work that has been carried out for further improvement of maize crops. This book is a useful resource for students, researchers, and scientists.