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Association of the molecular regulation of ear leaf senescence/stress response and photosynthesis/metabolism with heterosis at the reproductive stage in maize.
Scientific reports - 20 Jul 2016
Song Yi, Zhang Zhe, Tan Xianjie, Jiang Yufeng, Gao Jiong, Lin Li, Wang Zhenhua, Ren Jun, Wang Xiaolei, Qin Lanqiu, Cheng Weidong, Qi Ji, Kuai Benke
Abstract excerpt
Maize exhibits a wide range of heterotic traits, but the molecular basis of heterosis at the reproductive stage has seldom been exploited. Leaf senescence is a degenerative process which affects crop yield and quality. In this study, we observed significantly delayed ear leaf senescence in the reciprocal hybrids of B73/Mo17 and Zheng58/Chang7-2 after silking, and all the hybrids displayed larger leaf areas and...
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