Renee Lafitte

TL;DR: This set of extensive field evaluations demonstrated that down-regulating the ethylene biosynthetic pathway can improve the grain yield of maize under abiotic stress conditions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the severity of this drought event and the impact on grain prices in relation to previous droughts of similar magnitude and use this information to highlight priorities for global research on drought and crop productivity to help buffer against future climatic shocks to global food supply.

TL;DR: In this article, a more internationally coordinated approach to crop phenotyping and modeling, combined with effective sharing of knowledge, facilities, and data, will boost the cost effectiveness and facilitate genetic gains of all staple crops, with likely spill over to more neglected crops.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that increasing and extending the expression of a maize MADS-box transcription factor gene, zmm28, under the control of a moderate-constitutive maize promoter, results in maize plants with increased plant growth, photosynthesis capacity, and nitrogen utilization.

TL;DR: Soil water capture potential of maize has not changed over 50 years of single-cross breeding, suggesting changes in resource use efficiency and allocation to reproductive organs must underpin yield improvement.