Divergent selection of KNR6 maximizes grain production by balancing the flowering-time adaptation and ear size in maize

Affiliations

• ¹ State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience and National Maize Improvement Center of China, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
• ² National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
• ³ Food Crops Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China.
• ⁴ Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.