Metabolomics and transcriptomics strategies to reveal the mechanism of diversity of maize kernel color and quality

Abstract Background Maize has many kernel colors, from white to dark black. However, research on the color and nutritional quality of the different varieties is limited. The color of the maize grain is an important characteristic. Colored maize is rich in nutrients, which have received attention for...

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Main Authors: Yufeng Jiang, Li Yang, Hexia Xie, Lanqiu Qin, Lingqiang Wang, Xiaodong Xie, Haiyu Zhou, Xianjie Tan, Jinguo Zhou, Weidong Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09272-x