Frustrated by prolonged dry spells that have left their crops dry, some farmers in the country have started uprooting their ...

Understanding the basis of genetic variation for desirable agronomic traits in the staple food source Zea mays (maize) is important ... such as flowering time. Two approaches are commonly applied ...

The authors collected a total of 2,430 inbred lines derived from elite commercial hybrids and 503 inbred lines from natural ...

Modulation of cell expansion during maize leaf development by WARTY1 ... Current Opinions in Plant Biology 3:58-68 Sylvester, AW and JO Reynolds (1999) Annual and biennial flowering habit of Kentucky ...

Maize is a globally cultivated staple crop and one of the most successful examples of heterosis utilization in food production. The development of ...