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Unlocking tropical adaptation: novel flowering time genes implicate JA and ROS signaling in maize.
BMC plant biology - 2 Jan 2026
Zhu Jiaguo, Jiang Fuyan, Bi Yaqi, Sun Jiachen, Hong Xiaoli, Ijaz Babar, Fan Xingming
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BACKGROUND: Tropical maize germplasm offers a valuable resource of genetic diversity for temperate maize breeding programs but its utilization is often constrained by poor flowering adaptation under long-day photoperiods, which act as a major adaptive barrier in temperate environments. RESULTS: To dissect the genetic basis of this adaptive barrier, a multi-parent population (MPP) was developed using an elite...
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