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Open AccessUnravelling the genetic basis of Fusarium seedling rot resistance in the MAGIC maize population: novel targets for breeding
Fungal infection by Fusarium verticillioides is cause of prevalent maize disease leading to substantial reductions in yield and grain quality worldwide. Maize resistance to the fungus may occur at different devel...
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Open AccessAltered expression of maize PLASTOCHRON1 enhances biomass and seed yield by extending cell division duration
Maize is the highest yielding cereal crop grown worldwide for grain or silage. Here, we show that modulating the expression of the maize PLASTOCHRON1 (ZmPLA1) gene, encoding a cytochrome P450 (CYP78A1), results i...
