Height is one of the most heritable and easily measured traits in maize (Zea mays L.). Given
a pedigree or estimates of the genomic identity-by-state among related plants, height is also …

Background The harvest index for many crops can be improved through introduction of
dwarf stature to increase lodging resistance, combined with early maturity. The inbred line …

Plant height (PH) and ear height (EH) are two very important agronomic traits related to the
population density and lodging in maize. In order to better understand of the genetic basis of …

Plant height (PH) is an essential trait in maize (Zea mays) that is tightly associated with
planting density, biomass, lodging resistance, and grain yield in the field. Dissecting the …

US maize yield has increased eight-fold in the past 80 years, with half of the gain attributed
to selection by breeders. During this time, changes in maize leaf angle and size have altered …

Plant height is an important trait for maize breeding because it is related to planting density
and lodging resistance. It is influenced by many qualitative genes and quantitative trait loci …

Maize is the most widely grown cereal in the world. In addition to its role in global
agriculture, it has also long served as a model organism for genetic research. Maize stands …

With increasing demand for novel traits in crop breeding, the plant research community
faces the challenge of quantitatively analyzing the structure and function of large numbers of …

Background Plant architecture attributes, such as plant height, ear height, and internode
number, have played an important role in the historical increases in grain yield, lodging …

Crop improvement and the dissection of complex genetic traits require germplasm diversity.
Although this necessary phenotypic variability exists in diverse maize, most research is …