MaizeGDB 2018: the maize multi-genome genetics and genomics database

JL Portwood, MR Woodhouse, EK Cannon… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Since its 2015 update, MaizeGDB, the Maize Genetics and Genomics database, has
expanded to support the sequenced genomes of many maize inbred lines in addition to the …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary insights into plant breeding

SD Turner-Hissong, ME Mabry, TM Beissinger… - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Population genetics can inform breeding strategies to increase genetic
gain.•Genomic regions with selective sweeps are promising targets to introgress …

Translational research: from pot to plot

H Nelissen, M Moloney, D Inzé - Plant biotechnology journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Plant molecular biology has been the key driver to elucidate molecular pathways underlying
plant growth, development and stress responses during the past decades. Although this has …

Maize HSFA 2 and HSBP 2 antagonistically modulate raffinose biosynthesis and heat tolerance in Arabidopsis

L Gu, T Jiang, C Zhang, X Li, C Wang… - The Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Raffinose is thought to play an important role in plant tolerance of abiotic stress. We report
here that maize HEAT SHOCK FACTOR A2 (Zm HSFA 2) and HEAT SHOCK BINDING …

[HTML][HTML] Tasselseed5 overexpresses a wound-inducible enzyme, ZmCYP94B1, that affects jasmonate catabolism, sex determination, and plant architecture in maize

C Lunde, A Kimberlin, S Leiboff, AJ Koo… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Maize is monecious, with separate male and female inflorescences. Maize flowers are
initially bisexual but achieve separate sexual identities through organ arrest. Loss-of …

Dissection of leaf angle variation in maize through genetic mapping and meta‐analysis

MJ Dzievit, X Li, J Yu - The plant genome, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids have transitioned to upright leaf angles (LAs) over the last 50 yr
as maize yields and planting densities increased concurrently. Genetic mapping and a meta …

Genetic analysis of resistance to six virus diseases in a multiple virus-resistant maize inbred line

JL Zambrano, MW Jones, E Brenner… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2014 - Springer
Key message Novel and previously known resistance loci for six phylogenetically diverse
viruses were tightly clustered on chromosomes 2, 3, 6 and 10 in the multiply virus-resistant …

Advantages and limitations of in vitro and in vivo methods of iron and zinc bioavailability evaluation in the assessment of biofortification program effectiveness

DM Dias, NMB Costa, MR Nutti, E Tako… - Critical reviews in food …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Biofortification aims to improve the micronutrient concentration of staple food crops through
the best practices of breeding and modern biotechnology. However, increased zinc and iron …

[HTML][HTML] RETRACTED ARTICLE: High bioavailablilty iron maize (Zea mays L.) developed through molecular breeding provides more absorbable iron in vitro (Caco-2 model) …

E Tako, OA Hoekenga, LV Kochian, RP Glahn - Nutrition journal, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Iron (Fe) deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency
worldwide. Iron biofortification is a preventative strategy that alleviates Fe deficiency by …

Genome-wide identification and analysis of the B3 superfamily of transcription factors in Brassicaceae and major crop plants

FY Peng, RJ Weselake - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2013 - Springer
The plant-specific B3 superfamily of transcription factors has diverse functions in plant
growth and development. Using a genome-wide domain analysis, we identified 92, 187, 58 …