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Introgression of teosinte branched1 gene from wild-progenitor enhances prolificacy in subtropically-adapted maize.
Planta - 3 Aug 2026
Hossain Firoz, Zunjare Rajkumar Uttamrao, Chhabra Rashmi, Gul Irum, Kyada Amitkumar D, Mathew Elizabeth, Kasana Ravindra K, Prakash Nitish R, Bhatt Vinay, Neelam Sunil, Muthusamy Vignesh
Abstract excerpt
MAIN CONCLUSION: Introgression of the tb1-T allele from teosinte into subtropically adapted maize inbreds led to an ~3-fold enhancement in prolificacy in reconstituted hybrids, underscoring its significant utility in baby corn breeding. Traditional maize generally possesses one ear per plant in contrast to >100 ears found in its wild relative - teosinte. The teosinte branched1 (tb1) gene has been identified as...
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