Maize is a major staple crop widely used as food, animal feed, and raw materials in
industrial production. High‐density planting is a major factor contributing to the continuous …

Physiological studies over a long period have shown that light acts to regulate flowering
through the three main variables of quality, quantity, and duration. Intensive molecular …

Drought stress (DS) is a major constraint to maize yield production. Heat stress (HS) alone
and in combination with DS are likely to become the increasing constraints. Association …

Carotenoids are essential for photosynthesis and photoprotection; they also serve as
precursors to signaling molecules that influence plant development and biotic/abiotic stress …

Seedling emergence in monocots depends mainly on mesocotyl elongation, requiring
coordination between developmental signals and environmental stimuli. Strigolactones …

Maize is a major staple crop widely used for food, feedstocks and industrial products. Shade‐
avoidance syndrome (SAS), which is triggered when plants sense competition of light from …

Circadian rhythms enable plants to anticipate daily environmental variations, resulting in
growth oscillations under continuous light. Because plants daily transpire up to 200% of their …

The transition from the vegetative to reproductive development is a critical event in the plant
life cycle. The accurate prediction of flowering time in elite germplasm is important for …

The photoreversibility of plant phytochromes enables continuous surveillance of the ambient
light environment. Through expression of profluorescent, photoinsensitive Tyr-to-His mutant …

Increasing planting density has been an effective means of increasing maize (Zea mays ssp.
mays) yield per unit of land area over the past few decades. However, high-density planting …