Breeding Process and Utilization of Excellent Maize Inbred Line 478

TLDR: The 478 maize inbred line was bred from two maize inbreeding lines 8112 and 5003 and is high-resistant to many maize diseases and self-output.

Abstract: The 478 maize inbred line was bred from two maize inbred lines 8112 and 5003.Plant shape of 478 is compact,and its plant height and ear height are lower,and inherited steadily.Furthermore,478 is high-resistant to many maize diseases and self-output.Because of its good characteristics,it is noticed by more and more maize breeding experts at home and oversea.According to the statistics,there have been 41 examined maize hybrid used 478 as parents by the province or nation,up to now,the 41 maize hybrids have covered at least 39570000 hectare plantation areas.Moreover,there have been 19 examined maize hybrids used its improved-line as parents,up to now,the 19 maize hybrids have covered at least 7960000 hectare plantation areas.