Mapping and Functional Analysis of a Maize Silkless Mutant sk-A7110

The maize (Zea mays) stigma, which is commonly known as silk, is indispensable for reproduction and thus for grain yield. Here, we isolated a spontaneous mutant sk-A7110, which completely lacks silk; scanning electron microscopy showed that the sk-A7110 pistils degenerated during late floret differe...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhao, Yongzhong Zhang, Lijing Wang, Xueran Wang, Wei Xu, Xianyu Gao, Baoshen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01227/full