Xuanjun Feng, Huarui Guan, Ying Wen, Hanmei Zhou, Xiaobin Xing, Yinzhi Li, Dan Zheng, Qingjun Wang, Weixiao Zhang, Hao Xiong, Yue Hu, Li Jia, Shuang Luo, Xuemei Zhang, Wei Guo, Fengkai Wu, Jie Xu, Yaxi Liu, Yanli Lu
Eight selected hotspots related to ear traits were identified from two maize-teosinte populations. Throughout the history of maize cultivation, ear-related traits have been selected. However, little is known about the specific genes involved in shaping these traits from their origins in the wild progenitor, teosinte, to the characteristics observed in modern maize. In this study, five ear traits (kernel row number [KRN], ear length [EL], kernel number per row [KNR], cob diameter [CD], and ear diameter [ED]) were investigated, and eight quantitative trait loci (QTL) hotspots were identified in two maize-teosinte populations...
March 7, 2024: TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Theoretische und Angewandte Genetik