Qiang Huo

Nov 11, 2024 | nature.com | Qiang Huo

AbstractThe leaves above the ear serve as a major source of carbohydrates for grain filling in maize. However, increasing the number of leaves above the ear to strengthen the source and improve maize yield remains challenging in modern maize breeding. Here, we clone the causative gene of the quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with the number of leaves above the ear.

May 20, 2024 | arxiv.org | Kai Hu |Qiang Huo

Jan 1, 2024 | nature.com | Qiang Huo |Karen M. Song |David Galbraith |Rentao Song

AbstractThe persistent cereal endosperm constitutes the majority of the grain volume. Dissecting the gene regulatory network underlying cereal endosperm development will facilitate yield and quality improvement of cereal crops. Here, we use single-cell transcriptomics to analyze the developing maize (Zea mays) endosperm during cell differentiation.