“…00002910), PA91 (00094116), and H84 (45009662) were obtained from the Genebank, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan; B73 and Mo17 were provided by the Corn and Sorghum Breeding Laboratory, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Nasushiobara, Japan. In a previous seedling test, F1649 and B73 showed tolerance and Mo17, PA91, and H84 showed sensitivity to fl ooding under non-reducing conditions in the soil (Mano et al, 2002;Y. Mano unpublished).…”