Asymmetric selection decoupling of nitrogen use efficiency in maize
Integrating phenotypic, genomic, and functional analyses identifies ZmLLG3 as a regulator of coordinated nitrogen acquisition and redistribution, highlighting a shift from single-trait selection toward coordinated optimization of nitrogen use efficiency.
Authors
- Jin Lian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5458-6756)
- Baobao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5615-7910)
- Miaoyun Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-8082)
- Junjie Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4824-400X)
- Jiafan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5232-3561)
- 张清云 (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1004-6821)
- Gang Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-4806)
- Haiyang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1302-5747)
- Zhigang Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-6398)
- Shan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-831X)
- Jiejie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-1566)
- Zhennan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4881-4505)
- Liqin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0112-6898)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Biotechnology Research Institute (CA)
- Institute of Crop Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
- Published
- 2026-10-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70412
- Primary Topic
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00