The grass seed or caryopsis originates from a monocarpellary ovary with a single ovule and
contains the main storage tissue, the endosperm. For most grass crop species (ie cereals) …

The nuclear endosperm of monocots, including the cereal species maize, rice, barley, and
wheat, represents humankind's most important renewable source of food, feed, and …

The success of modern maize breeding has been demonstrated by remarkable increases in
productivity over the last four decades. However, the underlying genetic changes correlated …

In maize kernels, mutations in the gene sugary1 (su1) result in (1) increased sucrose
concentration;(2) decreased concentration of amylopectin, the branched component of …

▪ Abstract The endosperm develops from the central cell of the megagametophyte after
introduction of the second male gamete into the diploid central cell. Of the three forms of …

The seed represents the unit of reproduction of flowering plants, capable of developing into
another plant, and to ensure the survival of the species under unfavorable environmental …

We implement a novel strategy for harnessing the power of high‐copy transposons for
functional analysis of the maize genome, and report behavioral features of the Mutator …

Zea mays ssp. mays is one of the world's most important crop plants, boasting a multibillion
dollar annual revenue. In addition to its agronomic importance, maize has been a keystone …

Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of Specialty Corns includes everything
in the first edition and more. Considered the standard in this field, significant changes have …

Maize plant height is closely associated with biomass, lodging resistance and grain yield.
Determining the genetic basis of plant height by characterizing and cloning plant height …