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Imaging and Analysis for Quantifying Maize (Zea mays) Abiotic Stress Phenotypes
Published on: March 28, 2025
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Natural variations in ZmCCT2 regulate maize mesocotyl elongation and higher altitude adaptation
Hui Zhang1, Jinfeng Wu1, Wenting Peng1
1National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Science Bulletin
|March 21, 2025
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