Technique allows researchers to identify key maize genes for increased yield

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 12:51 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have identified the genes related to leaf angle in corn (maize) - a key trait for planting crops closer together, which has led to an eight-fold increase in yield since the early 1900s...

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