Separation of the life cycle of flowering plants into two distinct growth phases, vegetative
and reproductive, is marked by the floral transition. The initial floral inductive signals are …

DNA methylation plays a critical role in controlling states of gene activity in most eukaryotic
organisms, and it is essential for proper growth and development. Patterns of methylation are …

The mobile floral-promoting signal, florigen, is thought to consist of, in part, the FT protein
named after the Arabidopsis thaliana gene FLOWERING LOCUS T. FT is transcribed and …

A cytosine DNA methyltransferase containing a chromodomain, Zea methyltransferase2 (Zmet2),
was cloned from maize. The sequence of ZMET2 is similar to that of the Arabidopsis …

Sorghum is a typical short‐day ( SD ) plant and its use in grain or biomass production in
temperate regions depends on its flowering time control, but the underlying molecular …

The switch from vegetative to reproductive growth is marked by the termination of vegetative
development and the adoption of floral identity by the shoot apical meristem (SAM). This …

Two maize genes with predicted translational similarity to the Arabidopsis FIE (Fertilization-Independent
Endosperm) protein, a repressor of endosperm development in the absence of …

Information regarding genotypic variability for maize (Zea mays L.) grain‐filling patterns is
scarce, especially at the inbred level. We characterized a large set of public and elite …

Genes for three maize homologs (CenpcA, CenpcB, and CenpcC) of the conserved kinetochore
assembly protein known as centromere protein C (CENPC) have been identified. The C-…

We have identified a maize homologue of yeast MAD2, an essential component in the
spindle checkpoint pathway that ensures metaphase is complete before anaphase begins. …