The cuticle, a hydrophobic layer of cutin and waxes synthesized by plant epidermal cells, is
the major barrier to water loss when stomata are closed. Dissecting the genetic architecture …

Background Flowering time is an important agronomic trait of crops and significantly affects
plant adaptation and seed production. Flowering time varies greatly among maize (Zea …

Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) of maize is an emerging foliar disease of maize in the Americas. It
is caused by the gram-negative nonvascular bacterium Xanthomonas vasicola pv …

Plant disease resistance is largely governed by complex genetic architecture. In maize, few
disease resistance loci have been characterized. Near-isogenic lines are a powerful genetic …

Brown midrib (BMR) maize (Zea mays L.) harbors mutations that result in lower lignin levels
and higher feed digestibility, making it a desirable silage market class for ruminant nutrition …

The leaf angle (LA), plant height (PH), and ear height (EH) are key plant architectural traits
influencing maize (Zea mays L.) yield. However, their genetic determinants have not yet …

Southern leaf blight (SLB) is a foliar disease caused by the fungus Cochliobolus
heterostrophus infecting maize plants in humid, warm weather conditions. SLB causes …

We constructed an F2: 3 population of 180 individuals from a cross between the maize
genotypes 082 (high phosphorus use efficiency) and Ye107 (low phosphorus use …

Metacaspases (MCs), a class of cysteine-dependent proteases, act as important regulators
in plant defense response. In maize genome, there are 11 ZmMCs which have been …

The cuticle, a hydrophobic layer of cutin and waxes synthesized by plant epidermal cells, is
the major barrier to water loss when stomata are closed. Dissecting the genetic architecture …