TY - BP AU - Butruille,D.V. AU - Birru,F.H. AU - Boerboom,M.L. AU - Cargill,E.J. AU - Davis,Duane A. AU - Dhungana,P. AU - Dill,G.M. AU - Fenggao Dong AU - Fonseca,A.E. AU - Gardunia,B.W. AU - Holland,G.J. AU - Nan Hong AU - Linnen,P. AU - Nickson,T.E. AU - Polavarapu,N. AU - Pataky,J.K. AU - Popi,J. AU - Stark,S.B. TI - Chapter 5. Maize breeding in the United States: views from within Monsanto SN - 9781119107712 PY - 2015/// CY - Westport, CT (USA) PB - Wiley KW - Disease resistance KW - AGROVOC KW - Genetic gain KW - Germplasm KW - Intellectual property rights KW - Genetic markers KW - Phenotypes KW - Zea mays N2 - Maize (Zea mays L.) breeding in the United States has created as much as 1 billion US$ of additional value per year. Most of this value has been the result of genetic gain for grain yield. This chapter is a synthesis of many of the aspects involved in running a continental‐scale maize breeding operation, as seen by several participants within one of the largest actors in this field, Monsanto Company DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119107743.ch05 T2 - Plant Breeding Reviews ER -