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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Integrating Genetic Diversity and Agronomic Innovations for Climate-Resilient Maize Systems.

Xin Li, Yunlong Li, Yan Sun, Sinan Li, Quan Cai, Shujun Li, Minghao Sun, Tao Yu, Xianglong Meng, Jianguo Zhang

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Xin LiMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Yunlong LiMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Yan SunMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Sinan LiMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Quan CaiMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Shujun LiMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Minghao SunMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0138-788X
Tao YuMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Xianglong MengMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.
Jianguo ZhangMaize Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China.

Funding

Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Finance Research Expenses CZKYF2021-2-B024National Key Laboratory JD22A010National Key R&D Program of China 2021YFD1201001-3, 2021YFD1201000National Maize Industry System CARS-02-07Reconstruction and Innovative Utilization of Crop Germplasm Bank in Cold Region zy22001Young Scientists of Heilongjiang Province 2021QKPY005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maize is a vital staple crop significantly affected by climate change, necessitating urgent efforts to enhance its resilience. This review analyzes advanced methodologies for maize improvement, focusing on the identification of genetic determinants through QTL mapping, candidate gene mining, and GWAS. We highlight the transformative potential of CRISPR gene editing for identifying key regulators in maize development and the utility of virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) for functional genomics. Additionally, we discuss breeding strategies leveraging the genetic diversity of maize wild relatives and innovations such as speed breeding and genomic selection (GS), which accelerate breeding cycles. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) plays a critical role in developing superior maize varieties. The review also encompasses agronomic practices and technological innovations, including GS, aimed at climate mitigation. High-throughput phenotyping and omics-based approaches, including transcriptomics and metabolomics, are essential tools for developing climate-resilient maize. Climate changes have a significant impact on maize production and pose unprecedented challenges to its cultivation.

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climate resilienceclimatic changegene editinggenomic selectionmaizemultiomicsspeed breeding

Identifiers

PMID40431116
PMCPMC12114636

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