Highlights•Conserved and diverged functions of flowering time genes in Arabidopsis and
crops.•Flowering time regulation in crops via pathways unique to certain species.•Allelic …

Maize has for many decades been both one of the most important crops worldwide and one
of the primary genetic model organisms. More recently, maize breeding has been impacted …

Landraces (traditional varieties) of domesticated species preserve useful genetic variation,
yet they remain untapped due to the genetic linkage between the few useful alleles and …

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 …

Maize (Zea mays) originated in southern Mexico and has spread over a wide latitudinal
range. Maize expansion from tropical to temperate regions has necessitated a reduction of …

Since its domestication in the Fertile Crescent~ 8000 to 10,000 years ago, wheat has
undergone a complex history of spread, adaptation, and selection. To get better insights into …

In crop species, adaptation to different agroclimatic regions creates useful variation but also
leads to unwanted genetic correlations. Bouchet....... Adaptation of domesticated species to …

Identifying mechanisms and pathways involved in gene–environment interplay and
phenotypic plasticity is a long-standing challenge. It is highly desirable to establish an …

Abstract Background Maize (Zea mays) is a globally produced crop with broad genetic and
phenotypic variation. New tools that improve our understanding of the genetic basis of …

Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) was domesticated in southwestern Mexico∼ 9,000 years ago
from its wild ancestor, teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis)[1]. From its center of origin …