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SUBMITTER: Weng J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3704264 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weng Jianfeng J Li Bo B Liu Changlin C Yang Xiaoyan X Wang Hongwei H Hao Zhuanfang Z Li Mingshun M Zhang Degui D Ci Xiaoke X Li Xinhai X Zhang Shihuang S
BMC plant biology 20130705
<h4>Background</h4>Kernel weight, controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTL), is an important component of grain yield in maize. Cytokinins (CKs) participate in determining grain morphology and final grain yield in crops. ZmIPT2, which is expressed mainly in the basal transfer cell layer, endosperm, and embryo during maize kernel development, encodes an isopentenyl transferase (IPT) that is involved in CK biosynthesis.<h4>Results</h4>The coding region of ZmIPT2 was sequenced across a panel of 1 ...[more]