The stunt of stunted silk: A novel pollination control mechanism in maize
A single-gene mutation inhibits maize silk growth, delivering a novel genetic approach to pollination control with an attractive potential for application in baby corn breeding.
Authors
- Sidramappa Talekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0119-3284)
- Thomas Lübberstedt
- Ursula K Frei
- Siddique I Aboobuckerصديق أبوبكر
- Bing Yang
Institutions
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (IN)
- Iowa State University (US)
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf625
- Primary Topic
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Iowa State University
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
- Agricultural Research Service
- Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State University