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Relationship, evolutionary fate and function of two maize co-orthologs of rice GW2 associated with kernel size and weight
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: In rice, the GW2 gene, found on chromosome 2, controls grain width and weight. Two homologs of this gene, ZmGW2-CHR4 and ZmGW2-CHR5, have been found in maize. In this study, we investigated the relationship, ...
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An 11-bp insertion in Zea mays fatb reduces the palmitic acid content of fatty acids in Maize grain
(Public Library of Science, 2011)
The ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids in maize kernels strongly impacts human and livestock health, but is a complex trait that is difficult to select based on phenotype. Map-based cloning of quantitative trait ...
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Comparison of the performance of synthetic maize varieties created based on either genetic distance or general combining ability of the parents
(Consiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Unità di Ricerca per la Maiscoltura, 2012)
Synthetics varieties are grown by farmers and used by breeders to select new inbred lines. In countries unable to market hybrids, use of synthetics leads to yield improvements over landraces. Synthetics are derived from ...