Researchers find an essential gene for forming ears of corn
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 12:42
in Biology & Nature
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) professor David Jackson, Ph.D., and a team of plant geneticists have identified a gene essential in controlling development of the maize plant, commonly known in the United States as corn. The new research extends the growing biological understanding of how the different parts of maize arise--important information for a plant that is the most widely planted crop in the U.S. and a mainstay of the global food supply.
Read the whole article on Physorg
More from Physorg
Related
- Researchers find an essential gene for forming ears of cornWed, 24 Sep 2008, 13:43:03 EDT
- Reference genome of maize, most important US crop, is published by team co-led by CSHL scientistsThu, 19 Nov 2009, 14:40:41 EST
- CSHL researchers identify gene that helps plant cells keep communication channels openTue, 17 Feb 2009, 14:09:21 EST
- Doubling a gene in corn results in giant biomassMon, 2 Mar 2009, 12:33:05 EST
- Corn researchers discover novel gene shut-off mechanismsFri, 31 Oct 2008, 10:18:50 EDT