Integrating GWAS with a gene co‐expression network better prioritizes candidate genes associated with root metaxylem phenes in maize

• Published in: The plant genome Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. e20489 - n/a
• Main Authors: Klein, Stephanie P., Kaeppler, Shawn M., Brown, Kathleen M., Lynch, Jonathan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Abscisic acid; Biosynthesis; Cell walls; Cellular stress response; Cereals; Corn; Crops; Drought; Droughts; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Gene loci; Gene Regulatory Networks; genes; Genes, Plant; Genetic diversity; Genome-wide association studies; Genome-Wide Association Study; Genomes; Hydraulics; Magnoliopsida; Oxidative stress; Phenotype; Phenotypes; Plant Roots - genetics; Production increases; Rice; Sorghum; Water; water stress; Xylem; Xylem - genetics; Xylem - metabolism; Zea mays; Zea mays - genetics

Root metaxylems are phenotypically diverse structures whose function is particularly important under drought stress. Significant research has dissected the genetic machinery underlying metaxylem phenotypes in dicots, but that of monocots are relatively underexplored. In maize (Zea mays), a robust pi...