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Elucidating the multifunctional role of the cell wall components in the maize exploitation

Description: Article on the composition of the four cell wall fractions in diverse maize genotypes and to understand how this composition influences the resistance to pests, ethanol capacity and digestibility. Results evidence that there is no maize cell wall ideotype among the tested for optimal performance for various uses, and maize plants should be specifically bred for each particular application.
Date: June 2, 2021
Creator: López-Malvar, Ana; Malvar, Rosa Ana; Souto, Xose Carlos; Gomez, Leonardo Dario; Simister, Rachael; Encina, Antonio et al.
Partner: UNT College of Science
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A Combined Metabolomics and Fluxomics Analysis Identifies Steps Limiting Oil Synthesis in Maize Embryos

Description: Article comparing the metabolism of embryos from two different maize lines, Alex and LH59, to test the hypothesis that directly changing their carbon metabolism may be the key to increasing oil content in maize kernels without affecting yield.
Date: September 17, 2019
Creator: Alonso, Ana Paula; Cocuron, Jean-Christophe; Koubaa, Mohamed; Kimmelfield, Rebecca & Ross, Zacchary
Partner: UNT College of Science
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