Xiaohong Yang

This study identifies cellular and genetic changes in maize and teosinte ears, showing how cytokinin signaling and transcription factor expression differences drive cob thickening and increased kernel number during domestication.

The paper characterizes genomic variation across 744 Zea genomes, identifies adaptive variants, and highlights their potential for breeding applications.

This study analyzes genomic, transcriptomic, and phenomic variation in 368 maize inbred lines to uncover adaptation mechanisms during maize's temperate-tropical divergence.