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 architecture is a key factor for high productivity maize because ideal plant architecture
with an erect leaf angle and optimum leaf orientation value allow for more efficient light …

Plant architecture is a key factor affecting planting density and grain yield in maize (Zea
mays). However, the genetic mechanisms underlying plant architecture in diverse genetic …

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 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 …

Although quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping has been successful in describing the
genetic architecture of complex traits,,,, the molecular basis of quantitative variation is less …

Background Identifying genotype-phenotype links and causative genes from quantitative
trait loci (QTL) is challenging for complex agronomically important traits. To accelerate maize …

Maize is one of the most important crops globally, and it shows remarkable genetic diversity.
Knowledge of this diversity could help in crop improvement; however, gold-standard …

Leaf morphology in maize is regulated by developmental patterning along three axes:
proximodistal, mediolateral, and adaxial–abaxial. Maize contains homologues of many …

Maize genetic diversity has been used to understand the molecular basis of phenotypic
variation and to improve agricultural efficiency and sustainability. We crossed 25 diverse …