Maize has an unexpected wild ancestor

Science. 2023 Dec;382(6674):983-984. doi: 10.1126/science.adn2113. Epub 2023 Nov 30.

Abstract

Genes from second wild grass may have helped propel its success-but scientists don't know how.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Chimera
  • Crops, Agricultural* / genetics
  • Genes, Plant
  • Hybridization, Genetic*
  • Zea mays* / genetics