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New system to develop maize varieties faster

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Researchers have discovered a new system that shortens the time needed to develop new maize varieties.

The Marker-Assisted Recurrent Selection (MARS) system helps breeders develop improved, higher yielding and drought-tolerant varieties faster than ever before, according to International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) researchers.

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