Plants produce and accumulate triacylglycerol (TAG) in their seeds as an energy reservoir to
support the processes of seed germination and seedling development. Plant seed oils are …

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) has become a widely accepted strategy for
decoding genotype-phenotype associations in many species thanks to advances in next …

Maize (Zea mays) is one of the most important crops in the world. However, few
agronomically important maize genes have been cloned and used for trait improvement, due …

Crops feed the world's population and shape human civilization. The improvement of crop
productivity has been ongoing for almost 10,000 years and has evolved from an experience …

Background In maize hybrid breeding, complementary pools of parental lines with reshuffled
genetic variants are established for superior hybrid performance. To comprehensively …

The genomic basis underlying the selection for environmental adaptation and yield-related
traits in maize remains poorly understood. Here we carried out genome-wide profiling of the …

Plant height (PH) is an essential trait in maize (Zea mays) that is tightly associated with
planting density, biomass, lodging resistance, and grain yield in the field. Dissecting the …

Background Gene expression is a key determinant of cellular response. Natural variation in
gene expression bridges genetic variation to phenotypic alteration. Identification of the …

With increasing demand for novel traits in crop breeding, the plant research community
faces the challenge of quantitatively analyzing the structure and function of large numbers of …

Background Drought is a major environmental disaster that causes crop yield loss
worldwide. Metabolites are involved in various environmental stress responses of plants …