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Nature Communications

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Nature Genetics

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High-Throughput CRISPR/Cas9 Mutagenesis Streamlines Trait Gene Identification in Maize

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Genetic Determinants of the Network of Primary Metabolism and Their Relationships to Plant Performance in a Maize Recombinant Inbred Line Population

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The Plant Cell

Genome‐wide dissection of the maize ear genetic architecture using multiple populations

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The genetic mechanism of heterosis utilization in maize improvement

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Genome biology

CUBIC: an atlas of genetic architecture promises directed maize improvement

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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A facile and general method for synthesis of antibiotic-free protein-based hydrogel: Wound dressing for the eradication of drug-resistant bacteria and biofilms

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