… Maize possesses homologs of many genes identified as regulators of flowering time in other
… in maize is unknown. Candidate gene sequences were mapped in four populations created …

… genes underlying the many root-related quantitative trait loci (QTLs) have been identified. In
this review, we discuss whether the maize mutants known to control … most recent maize root …

… of gt1 between the maize and teosinte alleles of our mapping population, and the … reduced
prolificacy in maize. We also performed molecular population genetic analysis that suggests …

… genes, respectively [17, 18]. In maize, an ultra-high density map of a large F 2 population …
QTL in a 700 kb region containing an r1 gene that controlled the color of silk [19]. Therefore, …

… recent population genetic analyses that demonstrated the recent divergence between maize
and … for block inheritance of genes controlling the differences between maize and teosinte. …

… The effect of inbreeding and the influence of maternal haploid origin suggest that specific
genes control maternal haploid initiation and development. However, gynogenetic …

… leaves, suggesting a role for the Vp14 gene in the control of ABA synthesis in maize. The
biochemical and molecular analyses of the Vp14 gene support the conclusion that it encodes a …

… genes controlling major checkpoints of maize root development and root hair formation have
been cloned and characterized (Table 1). These genes … the different root types of maize. …

… Plant architecture has played an important role in the adaptation of maize (Zea mays L.)
hybrids … The genetic control of plant architecture traits of maize under contrasting plant densities …

… maize kernel weight; and (2) the genetic control of the plasticity of these traits is partially
independent of the genetic control … These hypotheses were tested in a 245 RIL maize population …