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Norman Best
Plant Genetics Research
Research Geneticist (Plants)

Phone: (573) 882-9645
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
CURTIS HALL
COLUMBIA, MO 65211

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Projects
Genetic and Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Complex Agronomic Traits in Grain Crops
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 434241
Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Missouri
Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 441686
Missouri Maize Center - Joint Administration of the Genetics Farm
Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 442031

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Mapping maize mutants using bulked-segregant analysis and next-generation sequencing Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Best, N.B., Mcsteen, P. 2022. Mapping maize mutants using bulked-segregant analysis and next-generation sequencing. Current Protocols in Plant Biology. 2:1-19. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.591.
Transcriptional responses to gibberellin in the maize tassel and control by DELLA domain proteins Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Best, N.B., Dilkes, B.P. 2022. Transcriptional responses to gibberellin in the maize tassel and control by DELLA domain proteins. Plant Journal. 112(2):493-517. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15961.
Dedicated farnesyl diphosphate synthases circumvent isoprenoid-derived growth-defense tradeoffs in Zea mays Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tang, H.V., Berryman, D.L., Mendoza, J.S., Yactayo Chang, J.P., Li, Q., Christensen, S.A., Hunter III, C.T., Best, N.B., Soubeyrand, E., Akhtar, T., Basset, G.J., Block, A.K. 2022. Dedicated farnesyl diphosphate synthases circumvent isoprenoid-derived growth-defense tradeoffs in Zea mays. Plant Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15941.
Defects in meristem maintenance, cell division, and cytokinin signaling are early responses in the boron deficient maize mutant tassel-less1 Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Matthes, M.S., Darnell, Z., Best, N.B., Guthrie, K., Robil, J.M., Amstutz, J., Durbak, A., McSteen, P. 2022. Defects in meristem maintenance, cell division, and cytokinin signaling are early responses in the boron deficient maize mutant tassel-less1. Physiologia Plantarum. 174(2): Article e13670. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13670.
Mutation of the nuclear pore complex component, aladin1, disrupts asymmetric cell division in Zea mays (maize) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Best, N.B., Addo-Quaye, C., Kim, B., Weil, C.F., Schulz, B., Johal, G., Dilkes, B.P. 2021. Mutation of the nuclear pore complex component, aladin1, disrupts asymmetric cell division in Zea mays (maize). G3, Genes/Genomes/Genetics. 11(7): Article jkab106. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab106.