Linkage mapping and genomic prediction of grain quality traits in tropical maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.).

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"The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The research was supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA, B&MGF Grant # OPP1134248) Project, IMAS Project, AGG (Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat for Improved Livelihoods; B&MGF Investment ID INV-003439) Project and the CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE). NN, PM, and CS acknowledge funding from the European Commission DESIRA funded LEG4DEV Project [FOOD/2020/418-901] and the Science Foundation Ireland Principal Investigator Grant [13/IA/1820]."