Successes and insights of an industry biotech program to enhance maize agronomic traits

Maize BIG GRAIN1 Homolog Overexpression Increases Maize Grain Yield

(2020) Carl R. Simmons et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Complex Trait Loci in Maize Enabled by CRISPR-Cas9 Mediated Gene Insertion

(2020) Huirong Gao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Over-expression of the photoperiod response regulator ZmCCT10 modifies plant architecture, flowering time and inflorescence morphology in maize

(2019) Elizabeth Stephenson et al.   PLoS One

Identification and characterization of a novel stay‐green QTL that increases yield in maize

(2019) Jun Zhang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Overexpression of zmm28 increases maize grain yield in the field

(2019) Jingrui Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Uniform Expression and Relatively Small Position Effects Characterize Sister Transformants in Maize and Soybean

(2019) Scott D. Betts et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A cytokinin-activation enzyme-like gene improves grain yield under various field conditions in rice

(2019) Changgui Wang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Where are the drought tolerant crops? An assessment of more than two decades of plant biotechnology effort in crop improvement

(2018) Michael L. Nuccio et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

A single point mutation in Ms44 results in dominant male sterility and improves nitrogen use efficiency in maize

(2017) Tim Fox et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Overexpression of RING Domain E3 Ligase ZmXerico1 Confers Drought Tolerance through Regulation of ABA Homeostasis

(2017) Norbert Brugière et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Regulation of seedling growth by ethylene and the ethylene–auxin crosstalk

(2017) Yuming Hu et al.   PLANTA

ARGOS8 variants generated by CRISPR-Cas9 improve maize grain yield under field drought stress conditions

(2016) Jinrui Shi et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Morphogenic Regulators Baby boom and Wuschel Improve Monocot Transformation

(2016) Keith Lowe et al.   PLANT CELL

Soil water capture trends over 50 years of single-cross maize (Zea maysL.) breeding in the US corn-belt

(2015) Andres Reyes et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Overexpression of ARGOS Genes Modifies Plant Sensitivity to Ethylene, Leading to Improved Drought Tolerance in Both Arabidopsis and Maize

(2015) Jinrui Shi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Activation ofBig Grain1significantly improves grain size by regulating auxin transport in rice

(2015) Linchuan Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genomics for drought resistance – getting down to earth

(2014) Abraham Blum   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Breeding drought-tolerant maize hybrids for the US corn-belt: discovery to product

(2014) Mark Cooper et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Growth–Defense Tradeoffs in Plants: A Balancing Act to Optimize Fitness

(2014) Bethany Huot et al.   Molecular Plant

Transgenic alteration of ethylene biosynthesis increases grain yield in maize under field drought-stress conditions

(2014) Jeffrey E. Habben et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Application of T-DNA activation tagging to identify glutamate receptor-like genes that enhance drought tolerance in plants

(2014) Guihua Lu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Agrobacterium-mediated high-frequency transformation of an elite commercial maize (Zea mays L.) inbred line

(2014) Myeong-Je Cho et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Maize ARGOS1 (ZAR1) transgenic alleles increase hybrid maize yield

(2013) M. Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

OsTZF1, a CCCH-Tandem Zinc Finger Protein, Confers Delayed Senescence and Stress Tolerance in Rice by Regulating Stress-Related Genes

(2013) A. Jan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Genetic engineering to improve plant performance under drought: physiological evaluation of achievements, limitations, and possibilities

(2012) David W. Lawlor   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The Arabidopsis RING Finger E3 Ligase RHA2b Acts Additively with RHA2a in Regulating Abscisic Acid Signaling and Drought Response

(2011) H. Li et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Cell number counts – The fw2.2 and CNR genes and implications for controlling plant fruit and organ size

(2011) Mei Guo et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Maize DELLA Proteins dwarf plant8 and dwarf plant9 as Modulators of Plant Development

(2010) Shai J. Lawit et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Cell Number Regulator1Affects Plant and Organ Size in Maize: Implications for Crop Yield Enhancement and Heterosis

(2010) Mei Guo et al.   PLANT CELL

A member of the maize isopentenyl transferase gene family, Zea mays isopentenyl transferase 2 (ZmIPT2), encodes a cytokinin biosynthetic enzyme expressed during kernel development

(2008) Norbert Brugière et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Bacterial RNA Chaperones Confer Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants and Improved Grain Yield in Maize under Water-Limited Conditions

(2008) P. Castiglioni et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY