J Integr Plant Biol.

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Divergent selection in moisture-responsive root-branching pathways between tropical and temperate maize germplasm

Sunil S. Gangurde1*, Chenglai Wu1, Jiwang Zhang1, BM Prasanna2 and Xuecai Zhang1,3,4   

  1. 1. CIMMYT‐China Shandong Maize and Wheat Research Center, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China

    2. Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), New Delhi 110012, India

    3. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs‐CIMMYT Maize and Wheat Joint Laboratory, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, China

    4. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco 56237, Mexico

    *Correspondences: Xuecai Zhang (xc.zhang@cgiar.org); Sunil S. Gangurde (s.gangurde@cgiar.org, Dr. Gangurde is fully responsible for the distribution of all material associated with this article).

  • Received:2025-08-21 Accepted:2025-10-02 Online:2025-11-03
  • Supported by:
    The authors are thankful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32172115) and National Modern Agriculture Industry Technology System (CARS‐02‐21).
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