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Maize (Zea mays L.)-directed evolution through breeding started when humans realized the potential of the species for food, feed, fiber, and fuel. Although the ancestral pedigree of maize has not been fully resolved yet, the early maize breeders certainly played an important role in domesticating and developing the species as we know it today. Maize, however, is known to be one of the few major cultivated species indigenous to the Western Hemisphere about 7,000–10,000 years ago (Wilkes, 2004).

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  1. Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    Arnel R. Hallauer

  2. Department of Plant Sciences #7670, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108-6050, USA

    Marcelo J. Carena

  3. University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    J. B. Miranda Filho

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Hallauer, A.R., Carena, M.J., Filho, J.B.M. (2010). Introduction. In: Quantitative Genetics in Maize Breeding. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0766-0_1

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