As one of the most extensively cultivated crops, maize (Zea mays L.) has been extensively
studied by researchers and breeders for over a century. With advances in high-throughput …

Nitrate is the primary form of nitrogen uptake in plants, mainly transported by nitrate
transporters (NRTs), including NPF (NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER …

Crop breeding entails developing and selecting plant varieties with improved agronomic
traits. Modern molecular techniques, such as genome editing, enable more efficient …

Maize (Zea mays L.), the third most widely cultivated cereal crop in the world, plays a critical
role in global food security. To improve the efficiency of selecting superior genotypes in …

Interactome analyses have traditionally been applied to yeast, human and other model
organisms due to the availability of protein–protein interaction data for these species …

With the need to increase plant productivity, one of the challenges plant scientists are facing
is to identify genes that play a role in beneficial plant traits. Moreover, even when such …

Several species of herbivores feed on maize in field and storage setups, making the
development of multiple insect resistance a critical breeding target. In this study, an …

By virtue of its higher genetic diversity, maize has better adaptability to various climatic
situations and has high yield potential than other cereals. However, the incidence of pests …

Cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the most produced cereal crops worldwide
after maize, bread wheat, and rice. Barley is an important crop species not only as a food …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most crucial crops for global food security worldwide. For
this reason, many efforts have been undertaken to address the efficient utilization of …