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Genome-wide dissection of changes in maize root system architecture during modern breeding.
Nature plants - 1 Dec 2022
Ren Wei, Zhao Longfei, Liang Jiaxing, Wang Lifeng, Chen Limei, Li Pengcheng, Liu Zhigang, Li Xiaojie, Zhang Zhihai, Li Jieping, He Kunhui, Zhao Zheng, Ali Farhan, Mi Guohua, Yan Jianbing, Zhang Fusuo, Chen Fanjun, Yuan Lixing, Pan Qingchun
Abstract excerpt
Appropriate root system architecture (RSA) can improve maize yields in densely planted fields, but little is known about its genetic basis in maize. Here we performed root phenotyping of 14,301 field-grown plants from an association mapping panel to study the genetic architecture of maize RSA. A genome-wide association study identified 81 high-confidence RSA-associated candidate genes and revealed that 28 (24.3%)...
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