Mang Zhu
Mang Zhu
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
2National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
3Center for Crop Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
1,2,3,
Tao Zhong
Tao Zhong
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
2National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
3Center for Crop Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
1,2,3,
Ling Xu
Ling Xu
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
4College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
1,4,
Chenyu Guo
Chenyu Guo
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
2National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
3Center for Crop Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
1,2,3,
Xiaohui Zhang
Xiaohui Zhang
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
2National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
3Center for Crop Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
1,2,3,
Yulin Liu
Yulin Liu
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
2National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
3Center for Crop Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
1,2,3,
Yan Zhang
Yan Zhang
5Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, P. R. China
5,
Yancong Li
Yancong Li
6Baoshan Institute of Agricultural Science, Baoshan, P. R. China
6,
Zhijian Xie
Zhijian Xie
6Baoshan Institute of Agricultural Science, Baoshan, P. R. China
6,
Tingting Liu
Tingting Liu
6Baoshan Institute of Agricultural Science, Baoshan, P. R. China
6,
Fuyan Jiang
Fuyan Jiang
7Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China
7,
Xingming Fan
Xingming Fan
7Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China
7,
Peter Balint-Kurti
Peter Balint-Kurti
8USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh NC and Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA
8,
Mingliang Xu
Mingliang Xu
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
2National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
3Center for Crop Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
1,2,3,✉
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
2National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
3Center for Crop Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
4College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
5Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, P. R. China
6Baoshan Institute of Agricultural Science, Baoshan, P. R. China
7Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China
8USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh NC and Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA
Subject terms: Plant genetics, Plant genetics
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