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Zea mays

Known as: Zea mays var. japonica, corns, maize 
A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER.
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CerealsGrainsPoaceaeZea
Corn silk preparationMaizeMicrobiologicalStigmata maydis

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Zea luxurians

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Rare genetic variation at Zea mays crtRB1 increases β-carotene in maize grain
Breeding to increase β-carotene levels in cereal grains, termed provitamin A biofortification, is an economical approach to… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Maize (Zea mays L.).
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation is an effective method for introducing genes into maize. In this chapter, we… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Stress Responses of Zea mays to Cadmium and Mercury
A hydroponic experiment was carried out to characterize the oxidative stress responses of maize seedlings (Zea mays L. cv. Dekalb… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Soil erosion prediction using RUSLE for central Kenyan highland conditions
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Burkholderia, a Genus Rich in Plant-Associated Nitrogen Fixers with Wide Environmental and Geographic Distribution
ABSTRACT The genus Burkholderia comprises 19 species, includingBurkholderia vietnamiensis which is the only known N2-fixing… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Acquisition of Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe by mycorrhizal maize (Zea mays L.) grown in soil at different P and micronutrient levels
Abstract Sustainability of soil-plant systems requires, among other things, good development and function of mycorrhizal… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Yield Potential Trends of Tropical Rice since the Release of IR8 and the Challenge of Increasing Rice Yield Potential
Since the release of IR8 in 1966, 42 additional indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars developed by the International Rice… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Comparison of Fumonisin Concentrations in Kernels of Transgenic Bt Maize Hybrids and Nontransgenic Hybrids.
Maize hybrids genetically engineered with genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt maize) express CryIA(b) and other… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Cadmium toxicity effects on growth, mineral and chlorophyll contents, and activities of stress related enzymes in young maize plants (Zea mays L.)
Plants were cultivated in a nutrient solution containing increasing cadmium concentrations (i.e. 0.001–25 µM), under strictly… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Axial and Radial Hydraulic Resistance to Roots of Maize (Zea mays L.).
A root pressure probe was employed to measure hydraulic properties of primary roots of maize (Zea mays L.). The hydraulic… 
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