Agricultural and Biological Sciences
a year ago

Revolutionizing maize production: Gene induces clonal hybrid seeds at high frequency

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Efficient parthenogenesis via egg cell expression of maize BABY BOOM 1: a step toward synthetic apomixis
Debra J. Skinner, Michelle D Mallari, Kashaf Zafar, Myeong‐Je Cho, Venkatesan Sundaresan

Paper Summary

A gene called BABY BOOM 1 from maize can make egg cells produce new plants without fertilization. This can help create identical hybrid seeds in maize.

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