The invention provides a rapid maize breeding and
population improvement method, wherein the method includes the following steps: carrying out
genotype identification of a basic
population by using ahigh-density SNP
molecular marker, combining with field
phenotype identification, selecting an excellent individual
population, and making the excellent individual population rapidly produce a large number of DH lines by using a double-haploid technology; carrying out multi-point field
phenotype identification and combining ability determination on the DH population, selecting individual plants with good performance, carrying out
molecular marker identification, and analyzing and mining target trait associated marker loci; establishing a whole-
genome selection model; screening a plurality of best DH lines with the established whole-
genome selection model, and carrying out mixing
pollination to form a new basic population; utilizing the double-haploid technology again to make the basic population rapidly produce a large number of DH lines, carrying out phenotypic prediction screening by the whole-
genome selection model, carrying out multi-point field
phenotype identification on the screened excellent plants, and screening good
selfing lines; and circulating the steps to improve the basic population, and carrying out selected breeding of more good
selfing lines.