The present study was conducted to evaluate the general combining ability effects in a selection of maize inbred lines for grain yield and leaf angle by using tester x line analysis under spring season conditions. Eight erect leaf maize inbred lines and two testers, Mo17 and B73, were crossed in tester x line scheme in the 2014 season. | Study on combining ability and use of SSR marker to detect LG1 and LG2 in erect leaf maize inbred lines with MO17 and B73 using tester x line mating design