Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction analyses of drought stress tolerance in China in a collection of off-PVP maize inbred lines

Phenotypic evaluation of the drought-tolerant traits and identification of the genetic markers associated with these traits in diverse germplasms are essential for developing drought-tolerant germplasm through molecular breeding. A collection of 210 off-PVP (no longer subject to Plant Variety Protection) maize inbred lines introduced from the USA (ALs) were genotyped using a low-coverage sequencing method and phenotyped in eight environments...