Location: Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research
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Gene-by-environment interaction significantly drives bacterial endophyte communities in maize stalks
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Li, H., Griffis, H.K., Edwards, J.W., Flint-Garcia, S.A., Hirsch, C., Holland, J.B., Knoll, J.E., Lima, D., de Leon, N., Murray, S.C., Singh, M., Schnable, J.C., Sekhon, R.S., Thomison, P., Thompson, A.M., Wallace, J. 2025. Gene-by-environment interaction significantly drives bacterial endophyte communities in maize stalks. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.23.696053.
Dual genetic mechanisms of heterosis: population structure and gene action
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Aguilar, F.S., Lamkey, K.R., Edwards, J.W. 2026. Dual genetic mechanisms of heterosis: population structure and gene action. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. Article 1715826. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1715826.
High-Throughput Microbial Assay for Amino Acid Measurement in Ground Maize Seed Samples Utilizing Auxotrophic E. coli
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Moran Lauter, A., Mahama, A., Scott, M.P. 2025. High-Throughput Microbial Assay for Amino Acid Measurement in Ground Maize Seed Samples Utilizing Auxotrophic E. coli. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.prot108687.
High-Throughput Assay for Measuring Phytate and Available Phosphorus in Ground Maize Seed Samples
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Moran Lauter, A., Mahama, A., Scott, M.P. 2025. High-Throughput Assay for Measuring Phytate and Available Phosphorus in Ground Maize Seed Samples. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.prot108686.
Grain Quality in Maize
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Mahama, A., Moran Lauter, A., Scott, M.P. 2025. Grain Quality in Maize. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.top108476.
Distributional data analysis uncovers hundreds of novel and heritable phenomic features from temporal cotton and maize drone imagery
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DeSalvio, A.J., Metabuena, M., Adak, A., Arik, M.A., DeSalvio, S.M., Murray, S.C., Wong, R.K., Edwards, J.W., De Leon, N., Kaeppler, S.M., Lima, D.C., Hirsch, C., Thompson, A., Stelly, D.M. 2025. Distributional data analysis uncovers hundreds of novel and heritable phenomic features from temporal cotton and maize drone imagery. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.05.674557.
Phenotypic plasticity in maize grain yield: genetic and environmental insights of response to environmental gradients
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Ozair, F., Adak, A., Murray, S.C., Alpers, R.T., Aviles, A.C., De Leon, N., Lima, D.C., Edwards, J.W., Ertl, D., Gore, M.A., Hirsch, C.N., Knoll, J.E., Schnable, J.C., Singh, M.P., Sparks, E.E., Thompson, A., Weldekidan, T., Xu, W. 2025. Phenotypic plasticity in maize grain yield: genetic and environmental insights of response to environmental gradients. The Plant Genome. 18(3). Article e70078. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.70078.
Classification of individual waxy maize kernels using single kernel near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy
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Kinney, S., Park, T., Clubb, H.M., Armstrong, P.R., Lübberstedt, T., Scott, M.P. 2025. Classification of waxy maize kernels using single kernel near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy. https://doi.org/10.1177/00037028251349556.
Analysis of Ga2 genome structure and activity reveals widespread distribution of functional loci in modern maize germplasm
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Moran Lauter, A., Holland, J.B., Scott, M.P. 2025. Analysis of Ga2 genome structure and activity reveals widespread distribution of functional loci in modern maize germplasm. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 15(5). Article jkaf035. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf035.
Genome-wide association study of haploid female fertility (HFF) and haploid male fertility (HMF) in BS39-derived doubled haploid maize lines
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Fakude, M., Murithi, A., Frei, U.K., Scott, M.P., Lubberstedt, T. 2024. Genome-wide association study of haploid female fertility (HFF) and haploid male fertility (HMF) in BS39-derived doubled haploid maize lines. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 138. Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04789-5.
Nitrogen fertilizer and plant density affect maize residue quantity and quality more than previous crop and genotype
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Ruiz, A., Edwards, J.W., Castellano, M.J., Gambin, B.L., Licht, M.A., Moore, K.J., Archontoulis, S.V. 2024. Nitrogen fertilizer and plant density affect maize residue quantity and quality more than previous crop and genotype. European Journal of Agronomy. 158. Article 127215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127215.
Pectin methylesterase activities in reproductive tissues of maize plants with different haplotypes of the Ga1 and Ga2 cross incompatibility systems
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Bapat, A.R., Scott, M.P. 2024. Pectin methylesterase activities in reproductive tissues of maize plants with different haplotypes of the Ga1 and Ga2 cross incompatibility systems. Plant Reproduction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00497-024-00502-0.
From a point to a range of optimum estimates for maize plant density and nitrogen rate recommendations
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King, K.A., Archontoulis, S.V., Baum, M., Edwards, J.W. 2023. From a point to a range of optimum estimates for maize plant density and nitrogen rate recommendations. Agronomy Journal. 116(2):598-611. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21516.
Genome-wide association analysis of plant architecture traits using doubled haploid lines derived from different cycles of the Iowa Stiff Stalk Synthetic maize population
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Ledesma, A., Santana, A.S., Ribeiro, F.S., Auilar, F.S., Edwards, J.W., Frei, U., Lubberstedt, T. 2023. Genome-wide association analysis of plant architecture traits using doubled haploid lines derived from different cycles of the Iowa Stiff Stalk Synthetic maize population. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1294507.