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BARREN STALK FASTIGIATE1 is an AT-hook protein required for the formation of maize ears.
The Plant cell - 1 May 2011
Gallavotti Andrea, Malcomber Simon, Gaines Craig, Stanfield Sharon, Whipple Clinton, Kellogg Elizabeth, Schmidt Robert J
Abstract excerpt
Ears are the seed-bearing inflorescences of maize (Zea mays) plants and represent a crucial component of maize yield. The first step in the formation of ears is the initiation of axillary meristems in the axils of developing leaves. In the classic maize mutant barren stalk fastigiate1 (baf1), first discovered in the 1950s, ears either do not form or, if they do, are partially fused to the main stalk. We...
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