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Tag: Zea mays

Computational Models Growth & Development

Soil compaction and nitrate capture

While lateral roots comprise the bulk of root length, axial roots function as a scaffold determining the distribution of these laterals.

by Alex AssiryMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022
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Growth & Development

Seminal roots help maize grab nutrients

When humans selected for bigger seeds in maize, they may have also unintentionally improved its root system.

by Fi GennuOctober 12, 2021December 13, 2021
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Growth & Development

Improving roots for crops could improve habitats for wildlife

New research finds that root capturing more nutrients could help wildlife breathe many miles away.

by Alun SaltSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021
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Growth & Development

Three new methods indicate that rising carbon dioxide reduces seedling respiration

Can new careful methods help us understand how plant respiration will be affected by rising carbon dioxide concentrations?

by William SalterApril 1, 2021March 31, 2021
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Growth & Development

Understanding the timing sequence of maize leaf development

Detailed information on the dynamics of leaf production and extension along a maize (Zea mays) shoot can improve crop model predictions.

by William SalterMarch 29, 2021March 29, 2021
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Growth & Development

Colder temperatures better for long-term maize seed storage

Seeds were found to vary from one accession to the next in their cold storage longevity.

by Erin ZimmermanFebruary 18, 2021February 16, 2021
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Growth & Development

When phosphorus levels are low, mycorrhizae outcompete root hairs in maize

The two adaptations both aid in nutrient uptake, but may work against each other

by Erin ZimmermanSeptember 11, 2020September 11, 2020
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Computational Models Growth & Development

Computer Modelling of Crop Alignments Could Fight Weeds in an Environmentally Way

by Alex AssiryApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Sweetcorn a better target than other maizes for Zinc biofortification

Earlier consumption and less processing makes sweetcorn a better source of dietary zinc.

by Erin ZimmermanFebruary 7, 2020February 6, 2020
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Computational Models Growth & Development

From stable rules to complex shapes in plant modelling

How can models capture the complexity and variation of plant phenotypes? Vidal and Andrieu have taken a look at maize.

by Alun SaltJanuary 20, 2020January 16, 2020
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Zea mays
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Red:far-red photoreceptors in maize determine plant growth and grain yield

Phytochrome B is a photoreceptor that controls plant plasticity and resource partitioning. Little is known about its impact on maize crops.

by Alex AssiryJuly 8, 2019July 3, 2019
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A graph that isn't going to tell you a lot without reading the paper, sorry
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Single primer enrichment technology as a tool for massive genotyping

Davide Scaglione and colleagues have paper for anyone who needs to carry a genotyping experiment with cost-efficiency and reproducibility for population genetics and genome wide association studies.

by Alex Assiry, Alun SaltApril 4, 2019May 10, 2019
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Structure of a maize
Annals of Botany News in Brief

In situ analyses of inorganic nutrient distribution in sweetcorn and maize kernels

by Alex AssiryOctober 29, 2018October 24, 2018
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Seedlings
Annals of Botany

The maize lil1 gene is involved in plant growth and drought response

by botanyoneAugust 21, 2018August 21, 2018
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