University of Hamburg researchers reconstructed maize tissue culture without morphogenic factors, using Silwet flash treatment and callus splitting to achieve 671.4% regeneration and robust CRISPR editing. 🌽🤖 #MaizeGenomics #CRISPR #TissueCulture #PlantJournal2026 #AgBiotech #CropTransformation
October 28, 2026 at 7:27 AM
University of Hamburg researchers reconstructed maize tissue culture without morphogenic factors, using Silwet flash treatment and callus splitting to achieve 671.4% regeneration and robust CRISPR editing. 🌽🤖 #MaizeGenomics #CRISPR #TissueCulture #PlantJournal2026 #AgBiotech #CropTransformation
Researchers cloned maize Miniature5 (Mn5), revealing that a natural missense variant in this P-type PPR protein impairs mitochondrial nad1 trans-splicing and complex I assembly to regulate kernel size without seed lethality. 🌽🤖 #MaizeGenomics #Mn5 #PPRprotein #Mitochondria #GrainYield #AgBiotech
September 18, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Researchers cloned maize Miniature5 (Mn5), revealing that a natural missense variant in this P-type PPR protein impairs mitochondrial nad1 trans-splicing and complex I assembly to regulate kernel size without seed lethality. 🌽🤖 #MaizeGenomics #Mn5 #PPRprotein #Mitochondria #GrainYield #AgBiotech
Researchers developed a season-independent callus induction pipeline for recalcitrant African tropical maize using seedling-derived split internodes, achieving up to 76.2% induction in the CHABA landrace without immature embryos. 🌽🤖 #MaizeGenomics #TropicalAgriculture #CropBiotech #TissueCulture
September 17, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Researchers developed a season-independent callus induction pipeline for recalcitrant African tropical maize using seedling-derived split internodes, achieving up to 76.2% induction in the CHABA landrace without immature embryos. 🌽🤖 #MaizeGenomics #TropicalAgriculture #CropBiotech #TissueCulture