A better understanding of the extent of convergent selection among crops could greatly
improve breeding programs. We found that the quantitative trait locus KRN2 in maize and its …

Cereal crops are significant contributors to global diets. As climate change disrupts weather
patterns and wreaks havoc on crops, the need for generating stress‐resilient, high‐yielding …

Single-cross maize hybrids display superior heterosis and are produced from crossing two
parental inbred lines belonging to genetically different heterotic groups. Here we assembled …

The origins of maize were the topic of vigorous debate for nearly a century, but neither the
current genetic model nor earlier archaeological models account for the totality of available …

Much of the profound interspecific variation in genome content has been attributed to
transposable elements (TEs). To explore the extent of TE variation within species, we …

Unilateral cross incompatibility (UCI) occurs between popcorn and dent corn, and
represents a critical step towards speciation. It has been reported that ZmGa1P, encoding a …

The Zea genus, encompassing vital crop species like maize, holds significant genetic
diversity essential for agricultural sustainability and food security. This study aims to …