Flowering time is a critical determinant of crop adaptation to local environments. Maize has spread over a wide latitudinal cline in the Americas due to its reduced photoperiod sensitivity to adapt to regions over 90° of latitude.The team of Cheng Huang from China Agricultural University aimed to explain how maize adapts to environments above 90° o...
Original Article: CRISPR-Cas9 Helps Explain Maize Adaptation to Higher Latitudes