Breeders have been successful in increasing crop performance by exploiting genetic
diversity over time. However, the reported annual yield increases are not sufficient in view of …

Traits related to plant lodging and architecture are important determinants of plant
productivity in intensive maize cultivation systems. Motivated by the identification of genomic …

Plant height (PH) and ear height (EH) are two important traits in maize (Zea mays L.), as they
are closely related to lodging resistance and planting density. Our objectives were to (1) …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) and Gibberellins (GAs) are two classes of plant hormones affecting
plant height (PHT). Thus, manipulation of BR and GA levels or signaling enables …

Key message Weighted gene co-expression network analysis was explored to find key hub
genes involved in plant height regulation. Abstract Plant height, an important trait for maize …

Maize (Zea mays L.) grown in the US Midwest contains only a small fraction of the genetic
diversity present in the species. Maize populations from other parts of the world may contain …

A field trial was conducted with the aim of identifying maize germplasms which confer
increased productivity along with resistance against fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda …

The evolutionary analysis showed that the GF14 family was conserved, however, there was
limited evidence linking GF14s to plant height. In our investigations, we discovered a co …

Plants have evolved diverse epidermal features to adapt to their environment (Javelle et al.,
2011), and epidermal cell types are useful micromorphological markers of the different plant …

The accuracy of genomic prediction models can be improved by increasing training set size,
but accuracy may decrease if individuals added to the training set are not close relatives of …