An ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yield
Considerable genetic variation exists in maize ear size and kernel number. Here the authors show that variation in a gene encoding an ethylene biosynthetic enzyme impacts ear length, flower fertility and kernel yield suggesting an important role for ethylene signaling during inflorescence developmen...
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| author | Qiang Ning Yinan Jian Yanfang Du Yunfu Li Xiaomeng Shen Haitao Jia Ran Zhao Jimin Zhan Fang Yang David Jackson Lei Liu Zuxin Zhang |
| author_facet | Qiang Ning Yinan Jian Yanfang Du Yunfu Li Xiaomeng Shen Haitao Jia Ran Zhao Jimin Zhan Fang Yang David Jackson Lei Liu Zuxin Zhang |
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| description | Considerable genetic variation exists in maize ear size and kernel number. Here the authors show that variation in a gene encoding an ethylene biosynthetic enzyme impacts ear length, flower fertility and kernel yield suggesting an important role for ethylene signaling during inflorescence development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f33a9111f24e499d92f704a5a9b475112022-12-21T23:37:12ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-10-0112111010.1038/s41467-021-26123-zAn ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yieldQiang Ning0Yinan Jian1Yanfang Du2Yunfu Li3Xiaomeng Shen4Haitao Jia5Ran Zhao6Jimin Zhan7Fang Yang8David Jackson9Lei Liu10Zuxin Zhang11National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityConsiderable genetic variation exists in maize ear size and kernel number. Here the authors show that variation in a gene encoding an ethylene biosynthetic enzyme impacts ear length, flower fertility and kernel yield suggesting an important role for ethylene signaling during inflorescence development.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26123-z |
| spellingShingle | Qiang Ning Yinan Jian Yanfang Du Yunfu Li Xiaomeng Shen Haitao Jia Ran Zhao Jimin Zhan Fang Yang David Jackson Lei Liu Zuxin Zhang An ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yield Nature Communications |
| title | An ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yield |
| title_full | An ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yield |
| title_fullStr | An ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yield |
| title_full_unstemmed | An ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yield |
| title_short | An ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yield |
| title_sort | ethylene biosynthesis enzyme controls quantitative variation in maize ear length and kernel yield |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26123-z |
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