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 is a globally valuable commodity and one of the most extensively studied genetic
model organisms. However, we know surprisingly little about the extent and potential utility …

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 …

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 …

Crops are often cultivated in regions where they will face environmental adversities;
resulting in substantial yield loss which can ultimately lead to food and societal problems …

Broad-spectrum resistance has great values for crop breeding. However, its mechanisms
are largely unknown. Here, we report the cloning of a maize NLR gene, RppK, for resistance …

During meiosis, crossover rates are not randomly distributed along the chromosome and
their location may have a strong impact on the functioning and evolution of the genome. To …

Maize was domesticated from lowland teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis), but the
contribution of highland teosinte (Zea mays ssp. mexicana, hereafter mexicana) to modern …

Deciphering the genetic mechanisms underlying agronomic traits is of great importance for
crop improvement. Most of these traits are controlled by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) …

Genome‐wide dissection of the maize ear genetic architecture using multiple
populations Page 1 Genome-wide dissection of the maize ear genetic architecture using …